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Eugene

(62,658 posts)
Wed Aug 17, 2022, 05:22 PM Aug 2022

Wisconsin school board votes in favor of pride flag ban

Source: Associated Press

Wisconsin school board votes in favor of pride flag ban

August 17, 2022

WALES, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin school board voted in favor of a policy that prohibits teachers and staff from displaying gay pride flags and other items that district officials consider political in nature.

The Kettle Moraine School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to keep a code of conduct in place that the superintendent recently interpreted as forbidding district employees from displaying political or religious messages, including pride flags, and Black Lives Matter and We Back the Badge signs. Staff also may not say in emails what their preferred pronouns are.

Superintendent Stephen Plum recently told the board that the district’s interpretation of a policy that prohibits staffers from using their positions to promote partisan politics, religious views and propaganda for personal, monetary or nonmonetary gain changed following a legal analysis.

Most of those who spoke at Tuesday’s packed board meeting opposed the policy. The public comment period was capped at an hour, despite a call from the crowd to extend it.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/religion-wisconsin-education-race-and-ethnicity-school-boards-b506a5e5209f9dc1991c7365b60bb63e

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Wisconsin school board votes in favor of pride flag ban (Original Post) Eugene Aug 2022 OP
Destroying public school in WI since 2009. LakeArenal Aug 2022 #1
With these people leftieNanner Aug 2022 #2
Then they voted to permit Nazi flags.... cause of freedom of speech! Alexander Of Assyria Aug 2022 #3
What about kids wearing a cross necklace or a Star of David? RicROC Aug 2022 #4
Wisconsin, bidding to become 'Bama with cheese curds. Celerity Aug 2022 #5
Thanks for the laugh! ShazzieB Aug 2022 #7
Wisconsin.... A river isn't the only thing we share with Mississippi. Celerity Aug 2022 #8
The continuing march to Fascism. Chainfire Aug 2022 #6

RicROC

(1,227 posts)
4. What about kids wearing a cross necklace or a Star of David?
Wed Aug 17, 2022, 05:27 PM
Aug 2022

banned, too?

Do tattoos need to be covered up since they are forbidden in Leviticus?

ShazzieB

(18,675 posts)
7. Thanks for the laugh!
Wed Aug 17, 2022, 11:46 PM
Aug 2022

'Bama with cheese curds!

I'm still massively pissed off at this story, but the giggle took the edge off a little.

Wisconsin should take "America's Dairyland" off their license plates and put that on instead.

Celerity

(46,212 posts)
8. Wisconsin.... A river isn't the only thing we share with Mississippi.
Thu Aug 18, 2022, 12:04 AM
Aug 2022

Wisconsin..... The New Confederacy's Winter Wonderland

 

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
6. The continuing march to Fascism.
Wed Aug 17, 2022, 06:26 PM
Aug 2022

We know what is best for you and we will shove it down your throats.

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