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
Wow. What colour hands would they recommend? Let me guess…
Maybe the two vampire hands were the problem.
Acknowledging that there is a goal of equality within society at all is now legally non-neutral. There is legal pressure to allow white supremacy, patriarchy, and xenophobic christian nationalism to exist as they are without any pressure to change them. To acknowledge that disadvantaged classes of people exist and face discrimination in any form is illegal, or at least that is their intent.
It doesn’t support cishet white males, obviously
It actually does, but it supports other people too. That’s the bit they can’t stand.
It doesn’t support cishet white males,
obviouslyexclusivelyFtfy.
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.
Fascists Enforce Their Draconian White Supremacist Rules
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.
Can she have a sign that says “Apparently some are not welcome here” then?
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?
Can we get a location rule? Like [USA, Idaho] at the end of the title? We know it’s the USA, but it’d bw nice to know where. Also, state or country names when it’s just a city or town. Like I’m supposed to know if it’s Paris France or Paris Illinois.
As close as I could get. I couldn’t find in a brief search of the site if there was a staff lookup. But I’m pretty sure you can look up an licensed teacher if you know what state they’re in, which Is how I found that she’s licensed and active in that district.
I live nearby. Yes. West Ada School district in Ada county.
At least they are teaching reality, in this one particular instance at least.
