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Speakers urge board to keep 'safe space' symbols and resist restrictive flag policy; Pride and free-speech concerns raised
Summary
Multiple speakers at public comment urged the board to preserve safe-space materials and opposed proposed flag restrictions; commenters referenced First Amendment law, Pride Month history and local student experiences, and a third-grade student highlighted Destination Imagination achievements.
Dozens of community members used the board's public-comment period to address proposed flag and related policies, LGBTQ+ student supports and other school issues.
Several speakers warned the board that restrictive flag or symbol policies could raise free-speech concerns. One speaker referenced the U.S. Supreme Court's Tinker v. Des Moines decision and urged the board not to adopt a policy she described as…
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