Univ. of Kansas removes altered U.S. flag display

An art display that included an altered U.S. flag will be moved from an outside display on the University of Kansas campus to the school’s art museum after Gov. Jeff Colyer and other Republican political candidates complained that it was disrespectful.

Kansas Chancellor Doug Girod said in a statement that the display, which was part of a national art project called “Pledges of Allegiance,” caused conversations on Wednesday that “generated public safety concerns for our campus community.”

The flag was removed from the outside display about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, about an hour after Colyer’s spokesman said Girod had agreed to take it down.