“We feel as it is very disrespectful and that if there was a problem with it, it could have been taken up in a more appropriate manner.”

Jessica Baumgartner is a Grade 9 student at Stoughton Central School. She is also a member of the school’s SRC, and GSA Committee. She, along with many students at the school, was upset to discover Wednesday morning the school’s pride flag had been burnt up, discovered at the base of the flagpole by the first staff member to arrive at the school for the last day of classes.

"After I heard about this, being the head of the Gay/Straight Alliance Committee (GSA), I was completely appalled," said another Grade 9 student. "The whole idea behind this community is to allow everyone to come in and experience, not even new things, but just really get to see the point of an inclusive community and knowing that everyone is equal and we support everyone."

The flag was raised at the school Monday.

“We had as much of the school as possible attending, and the mayor as well,” Baumgartner said. “We spoke about why we were raising it, then raised it for the whole school to see.”

The RCMP are investigating the incident. (submitted photo)Staff from the school contacted the RCMP about the situation. The Fillmore detachment, which covers the Stoughton area, wasn’t able to comment at this time.

Discover Weyburn also reached out to Stoughton Mayor Bill Knous. He wasn’t able to provide any direct comments at the time but was upset at the news someone in his community had burned the flag.

Discover Weyburn will continue to follow this story as more develops.