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Little Miami board advances flags-and-display policy to second reading after divided debate
Summary
The Little Miami Local School District board voted Jan. 16 to move a new flags-and-display policy to a second reading on Jan. 28 after a lengthy debate about classroom speech, enforcement and legal risk.
The Little Miami Local School District Board of Education voted Jan. 16 to move a proposed flags-and-display policy to a second reading on Jan. 28 after a lengthy and sometimes heated debate about classroom displays, the First Amendment and enforcement burdens.
Board members who supported the measure said the policy would ‘‘remove distractions from the classroom’’ and help schools concentrate on core academics. Opponents warned the proposal risks legal challenges and could suppress diverse viewpoints in classroom materials.
The debate centered on whether the policy would be…
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