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This week, two California school boards voted to ban certain flags, including the LGBTQ Pride flag, amid concerns from parents who supported and opposed the bans.
In recent years, school districts across the country have presented flag restrictions as a means to avoid favoring any one group over another. Some measures limit flag displays to government and military flags – effectively banning the Pride flag, LGBTQ advocates say.
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"It has become clear with a little analysis that their real focus is to ban the rainbow flag," said Jay Blotcher, co-founder of New York City's Gilbert Baker Foundation, an LGBTQ advocacy group named for the Pride flag's creator. "They're willing to put a ban on other flags in their zeal to ban the rainbow flag," Blotcher told USA TODAY.
originally posted by: Stopstealingmycountry
a reply to: DAVID64
Unfortunately for you a pride flag is allowed to be shown in a public and charter school. But VERY specifically not for political reasons but to show unity and inclusion.
NRA is absolutely not allowed. But you do know this, and weak example of intimidation.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
Where in CA? Many places there I would be shocked if they do this.
originally posted by: Degradation33
Alameda County - Sunol (Rural area East of Freemont)
Riverside County - Temecula (commuter city halfway between San Bernardino and San Diego)
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: Degradation33
Alameda County - Sunol (Rural area East of Freemont)
Riverside County - Temecula (commuter city halfway between San Bernardino and San Diego)
So more conservative areas.
originally posted by: Degradation33
a reply to: Waterglass
My immediate thought is, why do I always get California news from people not in California?
And the next thought is, Temecula is the place with the wineries and casino.
And then I try to care about this, but can't really commit fully to it. It's probably a pragmatic decision made after getting sick of hearing about it. Riverside County is purple. Probably split evenly in loud crocodile bitching at meetings.
Perhaps they decided based on which lawsuit scares them least?
All a parent has to do is play the "My religious child is being force indoctrinated by rainbows" card and it tramples on one protected class to celebrate another. But removing the flag can't lead to a sane lawsuit from the LGBT, how do you sue for NOT doing something?
The path of least resistance is the path of least finacially liable repercussion from angry parents.
My immediate thought is, why do I always get California news from people not in California?
Kind of pointless
The same people who insist on flying a Pride or BLM flag at schools, would have a grand mal seizure if they saw one of these flapping in the breeze.