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Pride flag removed from teacher's classroom; students protest

An image of this flag was shared on social media.
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An image of this flag was shared on social media.

A large group of students at St. Johns County’s Allen D. Nease High School gathered in protest on campus before the bell rang Thursday morning.

The demonstration, which the district described as “peaceful” and “passive,” was in response to the school’s decision to remove a pride flag from the classroom of the sponsor of the school’s Gay-Straight Alliance Club.

The flag got widespread attention online after a photo of it was sent to and shared by right-wing social media influencer, David Harris Jr.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner News4Jax.com.