Fairen Harris, 16, center, spoke about the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism during class Tuesday at Frankfort High School. As a class project, Karen Hatter, standing, asked her English honors students to write opinion letters to Tiffany Owens and Ted Honaker, students involved on opposite sides of the flag issue at their schools in eastern Kentucky. From left are Karmen Morton, 15, Hatter, Harris and Megan McClellan, 15.