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Anarchist Patriot · Oct 1, 2003, 09:33 pm

http://www.msnbc.com/news/973848.asp

School apologizes for Nazi flag flap

Reviled symbol waved during performance on Jewish holiday

MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

DALLAS, Sept. 30 — A Texas high school has apologized after the school band waved a Nazi flag during a performance on Friday, the start of the Jewish New Year holiday of Rosh Hashana. “We had an error in judgment,” band director Charles Grissom told the Dallas Morning News.

The band — which was preparing to showcase the performance at the University Interscholastic League contest on Oct. 15 — had already performed “Visions” a week earlier at a homecoming game in Paris, which is 100 miles northeast of Dallas.

Now, Grisson said the show will only include the American flag. “The kids and myself, we caused a reaction, and we certainly didn’t mean to,” he told the Morning News. “We’ll use it as a learning situation.”

Mark Briskman, regional director for the Anti-Defamation League, said the school superintendent also had apologized about the incident.
“This can serve as an educational tool that there are certain tools and certain symbols that still carry ... an amount of hurt,” Briskman told the newspaper. “It was a mistake, and they’ve apologized for it, and we basically accept their apology.”

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Anarchist Patriot Molten Ash Posts: 143	http://www.msnbc.com/news/973848.asp School apologizes for Nazi flag flap Reviled symbol waved during performance on Jewish holiday MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS DALLAS, Sept. 30 — A Texas high school has apologized after the school band waved a Nazi flag during a performance on Friday, the start of the Jewish New Year holiday of Rosh Hashana. “We had an error in judgment,” band director Charles Grissom told the Dallas Morning News. The band — which was preparing to showcase the performance at the University Interscholastic League contest on Oct. 15 — had already performed “Visions” a week earlier at a homecoming game in Paris, which is 100 miles northeast of Dallas. Now, Grisson said the show will only include the American flag. “The kids and myself, we caused a reaction, and we certainly didn’t mean to,” he told the Morning News. “We’ll use it as a learning situation.” Mark Briskman, regional director for the Anti-Defamation League, said the school superintendent also had apologized about the incident. “This can serve as an educational tool that there are certain tools and certain symbols that still carry ... an amount of hurt,” Briskman told the newspaper. “It was a mistake, and they’ve apologized for it, and we basically accept their apology.”