The University of Vermont’s Burlington campus is flying a Black Lives Matter flag alongside both the American and state flags.
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One local news outlet is reporting that the flag is being sponsored by the school’s Student Government Association (SGA), whose president called the move a way to “show symbolic support for our community.”
“The Student Government Association is sponsoring the flag at this time to show symbolic support for our community when so many are struggling with the violence and search for justice in this country,” SGA president Jason Maulucci wrote in a statement. “It is fitting that the flag flies adjacent to the recently engraved benches that pronounce the values of Our Common Ground–Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility.”
The flag apparently appeared on campus the day after the start of the riots in Charlotte, which have left at least one person on life support and several others injured.
Many students at the school, though, say they are happy to see the BLM flag on their campus, with some even saying they would like to see the flag stay up on campus “forever.” ...
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