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But the ban went much further. In a surprise 4–2 vote that wasn’t on the public agenda, they banned rainbow stickers, Pride flags, posters, buttons and more throughout the district.
Since the vote, one of the students suing says classmates told them even their rainbow clothing is banned.
The motion was introduced only after the meeting had already started. The two board members who voted against it and even the superintendent said they were blindsided.
The board chair confirmed the ban could reach Pride patches on students’ backpacks. But when asked whether cross necklaces would be treated the same way, he said: “I’m a Christian so that doesn’t bother me.”
And it turns out there were private messages before the vote. One week earlier, a board member sent another a link to a group whose mission includes: “Reject inclusion. Embrace exclusion.” The lawsuit alleges the four members who voted for the ban privately coordinated beforehand.
When the public finally got a chance to speak the next month, nearly 100 people packed the room. Nineteen people spoke. All but three opposed the ban.
One Detroit Lakes graduate explained what those tiny stickers had meant to him: “It meant that at least one person would stick up for me.”
Now two students are taking the district to court. One is president of the high school’s Queer Community, formerly its Gay-Straight Alliance. They say the district singled out LGBTQ expression and violated students’ free speech and equal protection rights.
Supporters of the ban argue the stickers are not “politically neutral” and that every teacher should be a safe person for every student. Wouldn’t that be nice…
The students are asking a judge to stop the ban immediately.
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