Bob Kasarda

PORTAGE — Mayor Austin Bonta took to social media this week to correct what he said was a false claim that Portage High School has not flown an American flag out front for years.

"Portage High School raises the American flag every morning and lowers it at the end of the day just like many other schools across our country," he said.

If the complaint includes that the flag is not left out overnight, Bonta explained that the American flag should be left out in the dark only when it is illuminated by a dedicated light source.

"That is how we keep our flag raised throughout the night at Portage City Hall," he said.

"I don't know how someone got to making such a claim about Portage High School when thousands of people drive past it on Route Six and see our flag raised up every d

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