A high school student from Nevada has been accused of 'causing a disturbance' after they brought a Pride flag to homecoming on campus.
Josh Ocampo was voted as homecoming Queen on Saturday evening at their high school in Las Vegas.
Homecoming is supposed to be a night of celebration for students but things quickly turned sour.
Josh Ocampo was voted homecoming Queen on Saturday evening at a Durango High School
After being crowned they decided to give a speech to thank fellow student
Ocampo pulled out a Pride flag popular with the LGBTQ community and draped it over their shoulder
Video shot at the event show Ocampo being winning the competition to the rapturous applause of other pupils.
After making a speech to fellow students from a balcony overhead, they decided to display the colorful flag which has become a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer pride social movements.
Ocampo draped the flag over their shoulders and continued to receive cheers and applause at the event.
But no sooner had Ocampo finished speaking, they were told that the flag had created a 'campus disturbance.'
Ocampo was told the flag breached the school district's Code of Conduct rules
The student has now been reprimanded for their actions at the event
Pictures from the event show there were all smiles from those present as Ocampo posed for the camera
The accusation is all the more puzzling given that the Clark County School District code of conduct and dress code regulations does not mention flags at any point.
'They need for somebody to love them, accept them, period. They're beautiful as they are, every child,'mother-of-two, Alexandra Lopez said to News8.
