New flag rules coming to Crowsnest Pass schools

By Nicholas L.M. Allen, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Crowsnest Pass Herald Crowsnest Pass schools will be required to follow new provincial rules governing which flags can be displayed on school property beginning Jan. 4. Alberta’s new Flag Display Regulation requires the Canadian and Alberta flags to be flown outside every school building during the school year. Each flag must be flown from a separate flagpole and displayed according to federal and provincial protocols. The requirements will apply to public, separate, francophone, charter and accredited independent schools across the province. In the Crowsnest Pass, the rules will apply to Livingstone Range School Division facilities including Horace Allen School, Isabelle Sellon School and Crowsnest Consolidated High School. The division’s existing flag protocol already requires Canadian and Alberta flags to be displayed at…

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