Texas college district bans Virginia state flag over Roman goddess’ naked breast: report

They’re going tit for tat.

The state flag of Virginia has been banned in a Texas college district over the depiction of a Roman goddess with an uncovered naked boob, in line with a report.

The Houston space’s Lamar Consolidated Impartial College Distric eliminated the Virginia state flag from on-line studying platforms utilized by elementary schoolers due to a classically depicted drawing of a naked bosom, in line with a report from Axios.

The boob-ban is a part of the district’s lately adopted coverage to preclude and stop any “visible depictions of illustrations of frontal nudity” from elementary college library books and studying materials, the report acknowledged.

“The aim of this coverage is to make sure that the District gives a variety of library supplies for college kids and school that assist pupil achievement and current various ranges of problem, variety of enchantment, and a wide range of factors of view,” the varsity district stated of the coverage on their web site.

On the flag, the Roman goddess Virtus conquers the determine of “Tyranny,” accompanying the well-known Latin phrase, and Virginia state motto, “Sic Semper Tyrannis,” which interprets to “Thus at all times to tyrants.”

Virtus is the goddess of advantage and justice who has been depicted for the reason that Classical period as a girl with an uncovered breast.

Virginia’s state flag was adopted in April 1861 — however the preliminary design confirmed Virtus with a metallic breastplate. In 1931, the flag was redesigned with Virtus clad in a toga and exhibiting {a partially} nude breast.

The district didn’t reply to requests for remark from Axios, and couldn’t instantly be reached by The Submit.