Flag Status - Half-Staff

The South Orange & Maplewood School District honors its responsibility to display the United States flag at school buildings as a symbol of unity, respect, and shared values. In moments of national remembrance or local significance, the flag may be flown at half-staff in accordance with federal, state, or district guidance, as a token of collective respect and remembrance from our community in the municipalities of South Orange and Maplewood.

Flags at schools buuldings are flown at half-staff on designated days of national remembrance and mourning, as ordered by the Governor of New Jersey or the President of the United States of America. These observances include Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15), Memorial Day (sunrise until noon), Patriot Day (September 11), National Firefighters Memorial Day (May 3, 2026), and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7).