Summary
Idaho teacher Sarah Inama is defying her school district’s order to remove classroom posters promoting inclusivity, including one stating, “Everyone is welcome here.”
The district claims the signs violate a policy requiring “content-neutral” decorations and argues that classrooms should be “distraction-free” environments.
Inama initially removed them but later rehung them, arguing the only opposing view to inclusion is exclusion.
Legal counsel upheld the district’s stance, giving her until the school year’s end to comply. Inama refuses, risking her job, and has received widespread support from the community and educators nationwide.
How is “everyone is welcome” not “content -neutral”?
Because it doesn’t express support for fascism.
The message was supposedly fine, but you can’t have it delivered by someone with brown skin.
Seriously: “the district told the Statesman that it was not the message that was at issue, but rather the hands of different skin tones on the poster.”
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article301972094.html
Maybe the two vampire hands were the problem.
It doesn’t support cishet white males, obviously
Some of the letters are printed in colors almost as scary as the colors of a rainbow. That’s the only “offensive to idiots” thing I can possibly come up with.
Inama initially removed them but later rehung them, arguing the only opposing view to inclusion is exclusion.
Smart teacher. That is, indeed, the only logical stance.
They don’t do logic in the present day US.
It’s more about the teacher than those who are in charge. That logical conclusion is also the only morale one. I hope she stays strong and fights this oppression.
Thought they believed “all lives matter”?🤔
What made you think that? It was always a transparent lie.
Take notes everyone, this is just one small example of what “fuck you, make me” looks like. This teacher has more spine than Chuck Schumer and half of our administrative state.
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Media needs to grow an ethical backbone and start calling out these pricks and their policies for what they are.
I agree, however, “media” (and news corps specifically) have to be very careful about libel in order to avoid being sued into oblivion.
If student artwork is allowed, as the administration states, she needs to have a word with the art teacher. A sign just like hers with real student handprints would be even better than the purchased poster.
If she needs to exclude someone just put everyone is welcome, except fascists. That should meet the requirements?
