This case addresses the events that unfolded after a high school teacher displayed a Confederate flag in the classroom as a visual aid to instruction on the causes and effects of the Civil War. Although the curriculum specifically required students to learn the meaning and use of symbols and provided for the use of the flag, and the principals authorized its use, the teacher was subject to disciplinary action for the disruption that its display caused in the community at large. The situation implicates the First Amendment, collective bargaining, employment law, and raises important perspectives on professional leadership competencies as identified by the Interstate Leaders' Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards for administrative practice. The case is designed for use by principals and superintendents and can be used in courses addressing politics, policy, school-community relations, curriculum, and law.