Washington state’s Kennewick School District Board will hold a final vote this month on a policy limiting the size, number, and placement of all flags except the U.S. flag in school classrooms.
The action was prompted by parent and student complaints about the prominent display of the gay pride flag in some classrooms and has resulted in a spirited debate about the needs of LGBT students and the meaning of inclusion.
A draft of the policy was approved by a 4-1 vote of the board on Dec. 14, requiring that an American flag must be displayed in each classroom and that no larger flag may be displayed, nor any hung higher, covering a window, or in multiples….