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Flags Displayed Out-of-Doors and on Movable Hoists Indoors

A United States flag shall be displayed in, on or near every school building in the District during school hours every day that school is in session, weather permitting, and at such other times as the Superintendent shall direct. Unless otherwise stated, the flags shall be flown at full-staff. The flags may also be displayed at night upon special occasions, at the discretion of the Superintendent, when it is desired to produce a patriotic effect. During inclement weather, the flag shall be placed conspicuously in the main school of the school building.

Weather permitting, the flag will be displayed on or near the District’s main administration building whenever the building is open to the public, and on the following days: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Lincoln’s Birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Flag Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, September 11th Remembrance Day, POW/MIA Recognition Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Pearl Harbor Day and Christmas Day. If any of these days (except Flag Day) falls on a Sunday, the flag shall be displayed on the next day. In addition, the flag shall be displayed on each general election day and each day appointed by the President of the United States or the Governor of New York as a day of general thanksgiving or for displaying the flag. The flag shall also be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.

Flags shall be flown at half-staff on Pearl Harbor Day, on September 11 Remembrance Day, on days commemorating the death of a personage of great importance, and on days designated by the President or the Governor.

The Board delegates authority to the Superintendent, in his discretion, to determine when and for what duration flags will be flown at half-staff to commemorate the death of a present or former board member, and present or former employee and/or student.

The flag shall never be put at half mast in the middle of the day. It must be put at half mast in the morning only.

The flag will not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement.

Indoor Flags and Those Not on Movable Hoists

There shall be a United States flag in each assembly room of every school in the District. The teacher or other person in charge of each assembly room will ensure that the flag in the room is displayed from a staff standing at the audience's right as they face the stage. If the flag is placed on the platform, it should stand at the right of the speaker as he/she faces the audience and at the audience's left as they face the stage.

Adoption date: December 1, 1995

Amended date: November 5, 2018