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Lincoln students ask Portland SD 1J to change poster and flag takedown process
Summary
Students from Lincoln High School presented a policy drafted with two board directors to require student involvement and educational discourse when posters or flags are taken down, saying Palestinian flags were disproportionately removed; the committee agreed to send the draft for legal review and reconvene with student representatives.
Students from Lincoln High School presented a proposed policy to the Portland SD 1J Policy Committee aimed at changing how schools handle posted materials and flag displays, saying the current process has led to exclusion and uneven enforcement.
Hannah, president of Students for Peace at Lincoln High School, told the committee that after October 7 she saw "Palestinian flags be taken down" while other symbols such as "abortion as health care, black lives matter, pride flags" remained. She said the group formed Students for Peace to make…
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