Members of a Florida Haitian community are upset that six high school students were suspended for wearing the Haitian flag on Haitian Flag Day.

According to the Naples Daily News, Immokalee High School officials say celebrating Haitian Flag Day is against the rules since it has interfered with learning in previous years.

Leaders of the Haitian-American Democratic Club disagreed with the position of Collier County school officials , explaining that “administrators have the obligation to set rules and procedures to promote school culture.”

Beatrice Jacquet, the group’s co-president, insists that school officials could’ve commemorated the day with an officially sanctioned activity.

“Since they knew there was a situation last year, why not schedule an alternative program to accommodate these students so they can celebrate their heritage?” Jacquet said. “It didn’t need to cause disruption. What is causing disruption is that they were discriminated.”

District spokesman Greg Turchetta explained that students are only allowed to wear four flags; the United States flag, the POW-MIA flag, the State of Florida flag and official school flags.

In a letter, club leaders criticized the school policy.

“Administrators have to create an atmosphere to ensure students from different backgrounds and ethnicities are welcome in their facility. Implementing a rule that only allow students to wear garments bearing only the American flag is unreasonable and discriminating,” the letter reads.

Some students complained that they weren’t told beforehand that wearing the Haitian flag was against school policy.

These Haitian students aren’t the first to celebrate their cultural heritage in a public school.

In March of this year, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio drew the condemnation of some New Yorkers of Irish heritage by refusing to make St. Patrick’s Day a holiday for students.

“The holidays have been primarily religious holidays, and the nationally recognized,” said de Blasio, who was careful not to offend his Irish-American constituency. “We always try and make accommodation for every kind of celebration that’s important to people.”