Students may be expelled for flying American flag Two students at San Diego State University, one an active-duty Coast Guard member and the other a prospective Army officer, are facing the possibility of expulsion from the university for flying Coast Guard, Army, and American flags from the balcony of their university housing. SDSU claims that the flags are a safety hazard as they block visibility, but the students disagree and are appealing the decision. Photo: “Aztec Center” by Nehrams2020. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aztec_Center.jpg#/media/File:Aztec_Center.jpg