GentleDance Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 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. https://www.ky3.com/2022/04/26/missouri-high-school-bans-lgbtq-support-stickers-cards/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Aaahhh, the greatest country on Earth. Land of the free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGXKB Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 The only mention of gay in high schools is going to be from the gay bullies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiidish Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Cool. I wonder how the supreme court will vote on the topic of freedom of speech now that decisions are more politicized than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev8 Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I hope the kids just go around putting stickers and fliers everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I'm more surprised this isn't about Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheers Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 It’s funny cause the only ones that would bring up “gays” in school were the bullies and the jerks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackoutbaby Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 How disgusting, but I'm unfortunately not shocked. Attempts at silencing LGBTQ+ people this year alone have been nonstop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woohoo Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 41 minutes ago, Insanity said: I'm more surprised this isn't about Florida Give desantis and Abbott time. They’ll outdo this law. They’re all just seeing how they can “out low” the other at this point. Hell it’ll be illegal to be gay in the south soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Dean Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Now isn't that the government interfering with freedom of speech? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethenny Frankel Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 This should definitely go to the Supreme Court, where I imagine it gets overturned. This goes directly against freedom of speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frawls Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 There's already a clear precedent set by the Supreme Court for situations like this. I know that doesn't mean anything now with the conservative majority but I don't understand why a school would even try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) All of you guys who were carrying water for transphobes have them and yourselves to thank for this. Edited April 28, 2022 by GraceRandolph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said: All of you guys who were carrying water for transphobes have them and yourselves to thank for this. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Boy on Earth Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Is this the most developed country on earth? Cause very week I read news like this coming from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodflowers. Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Only Jesus crosses are allowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harwee Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 students learn about lgbtq outside of school so who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesleywalrus Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, harwee said: students learn about lgbtq outside of school so who cares? yeah they're groomed by their parents on what to believe. Meeting LGBT people and learning about LGBT people generally opens up their worldview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harwee Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, wesleywalrus said: yeah they're groomed by their parents on what to believe. Meeting LGBT people and learning about LGBT people generally opens up their worldview. Which they do outside of school, with their schoolmates. Obviously this is gross. But lgbtq shouldn't feel defeated these bans, minimize their impact in our lives cause they'll keep pushing. Edited April 29, 2022 by harwee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Element Posted April 29, 2022 ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 29, 2022 One of my internet acquaintances is a teacher who is significantly impacted by this and fighting against it. Very tough. It's absolutely insane to me how these conservative politicians want to police free speech like this. They're so ******* hypocritical and fraudulent. A SAFE SPACE sticker literally does not hurt anyone. The straight students probably don't even care or notice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Horizon Flame Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 On 4/27/2022 at 9:12 PM, Bethenny Frankel said: This should definitely go to the Supreme Court, where I imagine it gets overturned. This goes directly against freedom of speech. The Supreme Court is conservative. I wouldn’t hold your breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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