. >> you may remember 7 years ago, ridgewood was all over national news after tyler clemente, a rutgernt, alum from ridge wood committed suicide, after his college roommate, used a webcam, and then posted it on social media, ridgewood high school said that the flag senses message that lgbt students are welcome. this did not go before the school vote. >> some people have expressed a little displeasure with it. yes. but overwhelmingly, people are supportive. not trying to be controversial, it was student-led, and driven, and how could i not support the students. >> the president for center for garden state family of conservative social action organization, believes that ridgewood high school is sending the wrong message. >> i am concerned that schools would focus so much on this, less on thins that a school is supposed to focus on, why? why? this is no educational value. this is politics. there seems to be a political statement to show that this one group of people who identified by who they have sex with is more important than more value than anyone else. >> the gay flag to many people,