GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (AP) — The school board of suburban Kansas City high school has told its teachers to remove cards and stickers that show they are allies of LGBTQ students.
Officials in the Grain Valley emailed families on Monday saying the school board had directed administrators to remove cards or stickers that may read “Safe space for all.” The directive came after members received “a concern” about the cards and stickers. The email said the district remains committed to helping create a safe and inclusive environment, but the cards were “not appropriate at this time.”
The Kansas City Star reports some parents, teachers, and advocates have objected to the decision.
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IrishRepoMan on April 27th, 2022 at 13:38 UTC »
In my experience, when a school banned something, all the kids did that thing in protest.
I went to a catholic school. There was one point where for some stupid fucking reason they banned shorts. Something about it "not being the right time" even though it was already warm outside. Everyone wore shorts the next day.
Another time, a gay guy wore a dress to a dance and they tried to ban cross-dressing. As a response, a bunch of guys wore dresses and skirts.
Supplied-Rain on April 27th, 2022 at 12:23 UTC »
The kids also complained that if they can't wear rainbows, then nobody should be able to wear confederate flags either. Of course nothing has come from that and it's really just the school using excuses to discriminate.
Source: I work with the GSA at another school in Missouri, which has connections with Grain Valley
Murgatroyd314 on April 27th, 2022 at 11:42 UTC »
Time for some new stickers. “By order of the school board, this is no longer a safe space for all.”