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Here's the thing that gets me about this story:

Cinco de Mayo is not a Mexican holiday.

This is merely the commemoration of the Battle of Pueblo where the Mexican army defeated a French invasion (yeah, I know, the French invaded?) of Mexico. The Mexican army was outmanned by a 2-1 margin and ended up victorious. It is mainly commemorated in the Mexican state of Pueblo where the battle took place, but generally nowhere else in Mexico.

No schools are closed, no offices are closed, no government buildings are closed in Mexico on May 5. Many people mistake this celebration as Mexican Independence Day, but that day is Sept 16.

Cinco de Mayo was created by Corona beer as a marketing campaign to sell beer in the United States. It is now observed primarily in the United States much as St Paddy's Day is - an excuse to drink alcohol. I'd say it was one very successful marketing campaign.

So I'm left wondering why American students were sent home for wearing an American flag in an American school because Hispanic students were offended on a day that isn't a Mexican holiday.