With many students back in school, classroom displays of LGBTQ Pride symbols are sparking debate in districts across the country. - NBCOUT
In just one recent example, an Oregon school board on Tuesday banned educators from displaying the flags.
“Feeling safe should not be political,” said Victor Frausto, 16, who is gay and a student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, just outside Dallas. “For me, when a teacher put up that sticker, it basically conveyed the message that, ‘When you come in here, you will not be hated for who you love or what you identify as.’”
When he and other GSA student members noticed, they brought it to the attention of their GSA sponsors, a group of teachers who had already received an email from the school district concerning the matter. posted Wednesday by the community-based journalism platform Smash Da Topic, students can be heard shouting, “Bring our stickers back!”, defended the move as a way “to ensure that all students feel safe regardless of background or identity” by maintaining political impartiality.
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