A Colorado school district could soon let teachers fly Black Lives Matter and transgender flags in the classroom, but not make other political statements.
The Durango School District 9-R’s school board is set to consider two resolutions that support displaying the “Progress Pride” and BLM flags in classrooms and double down on DEI and gender ideology. The district banned all political flags in September, when a parent filed a complaint claiming the BLM and transgender “Pride Progress” flags in their child’s classroom are “political symbols” that “indoctrinate students.”
Chief Academic Officer Dylan Connell reviewed the situation with legal counsel and determined that the “Pride Progress” and BLM symbols are “political in nature.” He directed school staff to remove the flags and all other political content “immediately.” On October 1, principals at the…
