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Parent urges removal of Progress Pride flag at Blue Valley schools, calls it a political symbol

Blue Valley Board of Education · November 11, 2025
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Summary

During open forum a parent said the Progress Pride flag represents a political belief system and urged the district to remove such flag displays from schools; the board thanked the commenter and indicated staff would follow up as needed.

Luke Savage, a parent of five district students and Blue Valley Northwest alumnus, used the public-comment period to argue that the Progress Pride flag is a political symbol and asked that teachers be reminded not to display political symbols in classrooms.

Savage outlined a brief history of the pride flag and the later additions that produced the Progress Pride flag, and said those elements represent beliefs about gender identity rather than purely identity or welcoming gestures. "I think these symbols focus on orientation exploration and they seed an idea in many that their body is mismatched from their [gender]," Savage said, and urged the board to "take down these symbols." He added that his concern is not with teachers, whom he called "amazing," but with the symbols themselves.

The board thanked Savage for his remarks and closed the open forum; there was no formal board discussion or vote on the issue during the meeting. District staff said they take notes during public comments and will follow up as needed.

Next steps: No policy action was taken at the meeting; staff may follow up with the commenter and district administration per standard open-forum procedures.