California parents claim a school district is targeting the LGBTQ+ community after school board voted to forbid the display of banners outside of American or state flags.
The Sunol Glen School Unified School District in the East Bay – serving 270 K-8 students – engaged in a controversial exchange with attendees at a Tuesday meeting over the issue. The resolution passed 2-1, resulting in the school being permitted to only fly the U.S. and California state flags.
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“When a school starts endorsing any single particular point of view, that can be divisive,” Board President Ryan Jergensen said when asked to explain the proposed policy. “The school should be inclusive of all. Individual views are irrelevant. I prefer to seek more for what unites us as a school.”
Over 150 community members came to the meeting carrying Pride flags and rainbow boas which, according to Fox News, were removed from the school cafeteria by Jergensen.
“We need to clarify that school is funded by taxpayers,” said Lisa Disbrow, who was for the resolution. “And our United States’ red, white and blue flag is the most inclusive flag.”
“The symbol of the flag solidifies that message,” Sunol Glen Superintendent and Principal Molleen Barnes said during Tuesday’s meeting. “Tonight, with this resolution, our board members have been clear where they stand.”
NBC Bay Area reached out to the two board members who voted in favor of limiting the flags flown at Sunol Glen School.
Linda Hurley responded with a statement, writing in part, “We will always be compassionate and accepting of all persons … My vote to fly only the American and state flags was not meant to disparage the LGBTQIA community but to legally protect our small school from legal action.”
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