Vermont School District Faces Racist Backlash Over Somali Flag Display

Somali Flag Flown Outside Vermont School Building Over Trump ‘Garbage’ Slur Brings Threats

WINOOSKI, Vt. (AP) — A small school district in Vermont was hit with racist and threatening calls and messages after a Somali flag was put up a week ago in response to President Donald Trump referring to Minnesota’s Somali community as “ garbage.” The Winooski School District began to display the flag Dec. 5 to show solidarity with a student body that includes about 9% people of Somali descent. “We invited our students and community to come toge…

Vermont School District Faces Racist Backlash Over Somali Flag Display

WINOOSKI, Vermont — A small school district in Vermont has found itself at the center of a national controversy following an act of inclusivity that has sparked a wave of racist and threatening communications. The Winooski School District, which serves a diverse student body, became the target of a coordinated campaign of harassment after a video showing the Somali flag being hoisted outside its K-12 school building was circulated on social medi…