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House education committee sends HB 10 to the floor after debate over classroom flag limits
Summary
The Idaho House Education Committee voted 12-2 to send House Bill 10 to the full House after a hearing in which supporters said limiting classroom flags would restore unity and patriotism while teachers, students and the State Department of Education raised concerns about vague language, online displays and enforcement.
The Idaho House Education Committee voted 12-2 to send House Bill 10 — a bill that would limit flags and banners displayed on public school property to the U.S. flag, the Idaho state flag and a narrowly defined set of other banners — to the full House with a due-pass recommendation.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Ted Hill (District 14, Eagle and Emmett), told the committee he introduced the measure “to assure that the American flag and the state flag are the primary flags in the public school.” He said “Anything else we put in the classroom is a distraction” and framed the proposal as a way to “bring the unity back” and restore patriotism among students.
Supporters at the committee hearing said the proposal reinforces neutral classroom environments. Edward Clark, policy assistant at the Idaho Family Policy Center, told the panel the…
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