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According to proper flag, etiquette, the US flag should always be at top of the staff flying one country's flag above the other shows a lower flag is subordinate, also never display a corporate business logo or individual flags on the same staff under the American flag. This is a form of using the American flag for advertising the proper way to hoist the flag to half staff is to draw it all the way to the top of the pole and then lower it half way down. Then at the end of the day when retiring the flag, it should be drawn to the top of the staff and then lowered in a ceremonial manner. Only the president, the United States or State governors can order flags to be flown at half. Staff. School, administrators cannot give such orders. Flags can fly at half staff after the deaths of important government figures, governors of States and foreign dignitaries. If the country's flag is displayed at an auditorium, the flag should be placed to the right of the speaker or podium facing the audience. If the flag touches the ground, remove the soiled area with a wet cloth or a mild detergent. If the flag has a minor tear, it can be repaired as long as it does not distort the image of the flag. There are no provisions of the flag code which prohibit the washing or dry cleaning of the flag. The decision to wash or dry clean would of course depend upon the type of material. The gesture of placing the flag at half staff means that the nation or the state mourns the death of a highly regarded national or state figure. Hence, only the president of the United States or the governor of the state may order the flag to be half staffed in accordance with flag code section seven M. Those individuals and agencies that violate authority and display the flag at half staff on inappropriate occasions, quickly eroding the honor and reverence accorded this right. We hope this video has been informative and helping you understand the proper protocol for handling and displaying the American flag in a school environment. For more information on flag etiquette, you can visit our legion website at W W W dot legion dot org slash flag slash code. Thank you on behalf of the American legion post 59 Laredo Texas. Some people like to display flags 24 hours a day, year round, but they may not be doing it correctly. Flag etiquette requires that A US flag be properly illuminated at night and taken down during fall weather unless it is made from all weather