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School committee approves POW/MIA flag display at school properties
Summary
The Methuen School Committee voted Oct. 14 to add display of the POW/MIA flag at school sites alongside the American flag, aligning school practice with federal guidance and local recognition plans.
METHUEN, Mass. — The Methuen School Committee voted Oct. 14 to proceed with displaying the POW/MIA flag at school properties alongside the American flag.
Member Dennis Willette introduced the proposal calling for the POW/MIA flag to be displayed in recognition of veterans. The motion drew brief discussion about whether the initiative should be coordinated citywide; several members said it was appropriate for the schools to adopt the federal practice for school properties and noted plans to coordinate with municipal flag poles where feasible.
The committee approved the measure by voice vote. Members discussed logistics including which poles are school property (Branch Street’s pole is owned by a private property owner, a member noted) and directed staff to coordinate placement and timing around Veterans Day.
Quote: “We should adopt that federal law to have the American flag and underneath it would be the POW/MIA flag,” Willette said.
Outcome: Motion approved; staff to coordinate installation and confirm which sites require separate poles or city coordination for flag display.
