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Board debates banner policy photos and religious‑speech limits; staff directed to draft photo parameters
Summary
Broward County School Board members spent the workshop discussing Policy 90‑30 (sponsorships, banners and signage), focusing on whether photographs may appear on sponsored banners and the policy’s treatment of religious organizations.
The Broward County School Board reviewed proposed rule development language for Policy 90‑30 (sponsorships, banners and signage) and spent the bulk of the workshop on whether to allow photographs on sponsored banners and how to treat religious organizations.
Legal staff, including newly introduced attorney Giselle LeMay, told the board the banner policy was rewritten after litigation to emphasize that banners constitute district (government) speech rather than private advertising. General counsel Ana Bautista cautioned that “when you put photographs into a banner, it starts to look more and more like an ad,” which can change the constitutional analysis about who is speaking and invite legal challenges if the district appears to be endorsing private or religious messages.
LeMay and Bautista described two separate legal concerns…
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