A simple art project has turned controversial in Salinas, California after a student said her drawing of the American flag was deemed offensive, while another student's picture of President Obama was praised. 

According to Superintendent Mike Bursa, voice mails say, "that we have violated that student's First Amendment rights and the so-called teacher needs to 'get the hell out of my country,"

Photo: What an "offensive" flag picture may look like. Credit: KSBW