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Montville board moves signage policy to second reading after hours of testimony urging retention of Pride and celebration messages
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment opposing a draft policy that would remove celebration months and related messages from school electronic signs, the Montville Township Board of Education voted to move the proposal to a second reading, allowing amendments following public appeals to preserve inclusive messaging.
The Montville Township Board of Education voted to send a proposed policy restricting content on school electronic signs to a second reading after extended public comment Tuesday night.
The first-reading measure under discussion would limit sign content to a narrow set of “school business” categories and — in a provision that drew the strongest criticism — would eliminate messages identifying or celebrating holidays, cultural heritage months and other celebration months from the marquee rotation. Supporters said the policy is intended to keep signs focused on time‑sensitive school events and essential notifications; opponents said the restriction would silence…
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