Wisconsin school board votes to ban pride, BLM flags from classrooms

[NorthernHawkeye]

Wisconsin school board votes to ban pride, BLM flags from classrooms

'Teachers and administration will not have political flags or religious messaging in their classroom,' the superintendent says

The policy also includes banning teachers from including their preferred pronouns in email signatures.

Wisconsin school board votes to ban pride, BLM flags from classrooms

The Kettle Moraine School Board voted last week in favor of banning political messaging from classrooms, prohibiting LGBTQ pride and Black Lives Matter flags.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Good. School should be about learning and learning only. Fundamental education. There will be plenty of time in later life to have forced immersion into the current political quagmire of society. I'm very much against anyone, either right or left leaning, attempting to impress young minds.

 

[lucas80]

Seems legit, but Northern skipped the end of the article. No Christian imagery. No Back The Blue signs.
The pronoun thing is moronic, but is a moth to a flame for the victims like the OP.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

"If you have a policy that says ‘nothing political,’ does that mean you can’t have a sign up that says, ‘Support our Troops’ or ‘Believe Women’ or ‘Save the Planet?’ By some people’s definitions, all of those things are political," said Christine Donahoe, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin.

Some people just don't get it.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

"If you have a policy that says ‘nothing political,’ does that mean you can’t have a sign up that says, ‘Support our Troops’ or ‘Believe Women’ or ‘Save the Planet?’ By some people’s definitions, all of those things are political," said Christine Donahoe, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin.

Some people just don't get it.

Don't be so hard on yourself. You will get it at some point...I hope.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Some people just don't get it.

Don't get what, exactly? We're talking about kids.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Don't get what, exactly? We're talking about kids.

I'm talking about that quote.

 

[hydro2.0]

Good keep any politics out of school

 

[Hawk and Awe]

The policy also includes banning teachers from including their preferred pronouns in email signatures.


I find this whole thing really strange.

This is not “getting politics out of our schools”. It’s removing a message they don’t like. I feel bad for the parents raising children that can’t handle being in a room with BLM flags

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Don't be so hard on yourself. You will get it at some point...I hope.

Good luck with that.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

The policy also includes banning teachers from including their preferred pronouns in email signatures.


I find this whole thing really strange.

This is not “getting politics out of our schools”. It’s removing a message they don’t like. I feel bad for the parents raising children that can’t handle being in a room with BLM flags

Using pronouns is a political statement.

And BLM is a political organization. I'm surprised that there is anyone left that refuses to acknowledge otherwise.

 

[Tom Paris]

"If you have a policy that says ‘nothing political,’ does that mean you can’t have a sign up that says, ‘Support our Troops’ or ‘Believe Women’ or ‘Save the Planet?’ By some people’s definitions, all of those things are political," said Christine Donahoe, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin.

Some people just don't get it.

You got that one right.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I feel bad for the parents raising children that can’t handle being in a room with BLM flags

BLM is a crap organization.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/11/black-lives-matters-needs-get-its-real-expensive-house-order/

 

[sober_teacher]

Using pronouns is a political statement.

And BLM is a political organization. I'm surprised that there is anyone left that refuses to acknowledge otherwise.

I’ll concede I don’t understand how or why people want to change what pronouns they are addressed by.

I also don’t understand how that is a political statement.

 

[thewop]

They should ban all flags except the American flag, and their state flag.

 

[IowaPackFan]

So we all agree this is a nothing burger, right?

 

[runkpanole]

Good. School should be about learning and learning only. Fundamental education. There will be plenty of time in later life to have forced immersion into the current political quagmire of society. I'm very much against anyone, either right or left leaning, attempting to impress young minds.

I fundamentally learned about OPs mom in high school.

 

[Hawki97]

Wisconsin school board votes to ban pride, BLM flags from classrooms

'Teachers and administration will not have political flags or religious messaging in their classroom,' the superintendent says

The policy also includes banning teachers from including their preferred pronouns in email signatures.

Wisconsin school board votes to ban pride, BLM flags from classrooms

The Kettle Moraine School Board voted last week in favor of banning political messaging from classrooms, prohibiting LGBTQ pride and Black Lives Matter flags.

www.foxnews.com

On its face…I have zero problem with this. As a matter of fact I endorse it. The more we can shield our kids from the stupid ass things we bicker about as adults in An educational setting - good. Somebody has to be the adult in the room.

 

[goldmom]

The policy also includes banning teachers from including their preferred pronouns in email signatures.


I find this whole thing really strange.

This is not “getting politics out of our schools”. It’s removing a message they don’t like. I feel bad for the parents raising children that can’t handle being in a room with BLM flags

But that’s not the point. They aren’t in school to handle a BLM flag, a Pride flag, an Elephant Flag or a Donkey flag.
It has nothing to do with the “ABC/123. K-3 has to give a solid foundation for learning the basics.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

They should ban all flags except the American flag, and their state flag.

Sorry...displaying the American flag is an explicit political statement and must be banned.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Remember when the Gay Pride parade in DC banned American and Jewish flags a while back? Wisconsin America loving straights didn’t forget, apparently.

 

[thewop]

Sorry...displaying the American flag is an explicit political statement and must be banned.

Yes, it states that you're in america.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

Yes, it states that you're in america.

You didn't capitalize "America". That's an obvious political statement. I think your post should be banned.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Remember when the Gay Pride parade in DC banned American and Jewish flags a while back? Wisconsin America loving straights didn’t forget, apparently.

Several gay pride parades across the country also banned police officers from marching to various degrees, further highlighting the politics.

 

[goldmom]

You didn't capitalize "America". That's an obvious political statement. I think your post should be banned.

As hard as you’re trying you’re not making your point.

 

[Cougar63]

I'm

So brave! What a stance! Hooray!

 

[HawkNester]

I hope they banned the pledge of allegiance too.

 

[Colonoscopy]

I don't have a problem banning everything political in this context - or at least setting a high bar where possibly political content is concerned.

I think the pronoun thing has largely become silly, but they should leave personal emails alone.

The pride flag has pretty clearly become political symbology.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Seems students can still wear these shirts or pins or display any of these? If that’s the case I suppose it’s a reasonable position.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

As hard as you’re trying you’re not making your point.

You made your "point" the second time you voted for Trump. Your opinion is pretty much worthless.

 

[Big Hawk D-Port]

Sorry...displaying the American flag is an explicit political statement and must be banned.

It’s a statement of who is paying for the school.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

It’s a statement of who is paying for the school.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

I don't have a problem banning everything political in this context - or at least setting a high bar where possibly political content is concerned.

I think the pronoun thing has largely become silly, but they should leave personal emails alone.

The pride flag has pretty clearly become political symbology.

They aren't personal emails.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Sorry...displaying the American flag is an explicit political statement and must be banned.

What statement is it making? 😂

 

[Hawk and Awe]

But that’s not the point. They aren’t in school to handle a BLM flag, a Pride flag, an Elephant Flag or a Donkey flag.
It has nothing to do with the “ABC/123. K-3 has to give a solid foundation for learning the basics.

Where does it stop? Are they allowed to share Hawkeye gear? What about Nike stuff? Religious swag? Or those ribbons they wear during breast cancer Month?

Do they do the pledge of allegiance in that state? I have to roll my eyes every time I remember they still force kids to do that but you mix it with this BS and it’s kind of chilling

You only introduce more politics in school by making it illegal. One thing I don’t like raising my kids in Iowa is the lack of diversity and would fully support getting them exposed to more “politics”

 

[THE_DEVIL]

Yes, it states that you're in america.

kids don't already know that?

 

[WDSMHAWK]

What statement is it making? 😂

It is more political than a Pride flag or a BLM flag.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

That language seems to run counter to what the SCOTUS has ruled in the past.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

They should ban all flags except the American flag, and their state flag.

They should ban all flags worldwide, except for the Iowa flag and unite under the banner of the one true ruling state in the world.

 

[brownd7949hawks]

The policy also includes banning teachers from including their preferred pronouns in email signatures.


I find this whole thing really strange.

This is not “getting politics out of our schools”. It’s removing a message they don’t like. I feel bad for the parents raising children that can’t handle being in a room with BLM flags

Good portion of this message board had a meltdown and attacked a kid wearing a maga hat and smiling.