New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter E - Elementary and Secondary Education
Part 108 - Flag Regulations
Section 108.2 - Material and size
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 108.2
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
The flag for use in school assembly rooms should be of silk; and of such proportion and size as to command attention and respect.
(a) For one-teacher school classroom or other small room, used for assembly purposes, the following sizes are recommended:
(1) 3 feet by 5 feet on
8-foot standard; or
(2) 2 feet, 6
inches by 4 feet on 7- or 7 1/2-foot standard.
(b) For auditorium or large assembly hall, the following sizes are suggested:
(1) 5 feet
by 9 feet on 12-foot standard;
(2)
4 feet, 4 inches by 5 feet, 6 inches on 9-foot standard (see Army regulations
260-10, paragraph 4); or
(3) 4 feet
by 6 feet on 9-foot standard.
(c)
(1) The
flag proportions shall be as follows:
Hoist (width) of flag............1.0
Fly (length) of flag............1.9
Hoist (width) of union............7/13
Fly (length) of union............0.76
Width of each stripe............1/13
(2) For schools that wish to provide flags of
such proportion as the foregoing, the following sizes are recommended:
(i) For classroom or other small room used
for assembly purposes, 2.37 feet by 4.5 feet on 7- or 71/2-foot
standard.
(ii) For auditorium or
large assembly hall, 4 feet by 7.6 feet on 12-foot standard, or 5 feet by 9.5
feet on 14- or 15-foot standard.
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