Oregon School Board updates policy to require BLM, pride flags in classrooms
May 26, 2021 | Tom Tillison
Just when you think you’ve seen everything in the state of Oregon, a school board in the state appears to be mandating that every classroom in its district display a Black Lives Matter and “progressive pride” flag or poster — this being a six-color rainbow design to represent the LGBTQ+ community.
Worry not, though, the liberals on the Gresham-Barlow School Board have yet to ban the U.S. flag, but they’re requiring that the other flags be of the same size as Old Glory.
All of which makes one wonder if they are aware that the U.S. flag code says that “no other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America,” and that other flags “to be dipped as a mark of honor.”
The board updated the district’s “Flag Displays and Salutes” policy on May 6 to reflect the progressive values of the board, The Daily Wire reported.
The new policy reads: “The district shall obtain and display a U.S. flag, a progressive pride flag or poster and a Black Lives Matter flag or poster of an appropriate size for each classroom.”
Board member Robyn Stowers insisted the board require that all three flags be the same size, and Stowers also demanded tribal governments be allowed to put a flag in each classroom upon request, according to the conservative website.
“Upon request… a flag representing the sovereign tribal government must be displayed on, near, or within a school building during school hours,” the policy reads. “The location of the flag will be determined by the district in consultation with the requesting sovereign tribal government.”
To get a feel for the atmosphere in the district, when another board member asked if making it mandatory was the right decision, she was quickly was accused of “pushing white supremacy.”
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