BOISE, Idaho — It’s been three weeks since the West Ada School District made national news for ordering a Meridian teacher to remove signs containing welcoming messages from her classroom. While the district has showed no signs of reversing the decision, a West Ada spokesperson now says the district policy is “under review.”
Sarah Inama, a world civilization teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School, said district administrators told her in February to take down two signs because they “don’t allow people to express differing opinions” and are “controversial in today’s political climate,” the Idaho Statesman reported. One sign says “Everyone is welcome here,” above hands with different skin tones, and another says, “In this room, everyone is welcome, important, accepted, respected, encouraged, valued,” with each word highlighted in a different color.
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