BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. Students in Bedford County schools will no longer be allowed to wear Confederate flag imagery. The Bedford County School Board voted 4-2 in favor of the ban, which comes as a change to the dress code within the Student Code of Conduct. I think we are really setting ourselves up to single students out and add division amongst people or groups that do not need to be there. Susan Kirby also voted against the ban, while Georgia Hairston, John Hicks Jr., Jason Johnson and Susan Mele voted to enact the ban. This would include Confederate flags, swastikas, KKK references, or any other images that might reasonably be considered hurtful or intimidating to others.