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GARDNER, Kan. – It’s a case of heritage versus hate speech.

The debate concerning the confederate flag comes to one high school in the metro, and members of one family say they’re outraged.

Stephonn Alcorn is no stranger to Gardner-Edgerton High School, having graduated from there in 2013. Alcorn said he was both student body president and homecoming king.

Alcorn has two younger brothers, both of whom are ninth-graders at the school in south Johnson County. Alcorn, who now attends the University of Kansas, said his brothers were present last week when a student draped a Confederate Flag over a balcony in the school cafeteria.

“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know what was going on,” Alcorn said. “I was disappointed in the atmosphere that allowed a situation like this to take place.”

The debate has raged for years concerning the flag, which some say is a source of racial discrimination. Alcorn says the flag-displaying student asked his two brothers to pose for a photo with the flag, making them both uncomfortable.

“I'm upset and I want something done,” Alcorn told FOX 4 News on Monday. “When I saw the administration wasn't taking a stand, I decided to use my voice as a former student and an older brother to two freshmen at the school,” Alcorn said.

Gardner-Edgerton School District Spokesperson Leann Northway told FOX 4 News school leaders addressed the incident appropriately, but she wouldn't elaborate.

FOX 4 News also spoke with Travis Schwab, who identified the student with the flag as his son. He said his son was suspended from school for two days. Schwab said his son didn't mean any offense in displaying the flag, and the father wants to know why other students, who threatened to get even with his son using violence, weren't disciplined.

Schwab said his son is serving his out-of-school suspension Monday and Tuesday. He said his family wants equality for all students at the school, including those who celebrate their history.