While some schools around the country have embraced equity and inclusion by celebrating Black Lives Matter Day, other schools are sending the message that shows of diversity and solidarity are anti-Trump. That’s … telling.
School administrators in Carroll County, Maryland, recently asked high school teachers to take down posters from their classrooms that they considered “political” and “anti-Trump.” You’ve likely seen the posters that they insisted come down. They have been making the rounds in protest spaces since the inauguration and Women’s March.
In 2017, it’s almost hard to believe that a show of diversity would be seen as offensive and one-sided in a public educational institution. Almost.