The flag policy moves the district forward and places the emphasis on academic achievement, she said. “Evidently, they didn’t stop that from happening, and I still don’t believe that it stops it from happening,” he said.ĭonna Sivigny, another member who approved he policy, said the measure is in line with the board’s decisions to end virtual learning and in-school masking policies, and to alter a COVID-19 quarantine policy that kept too many students out of school.
The policy does not impact what students and teachers can wear, according to an attorney for the board.īoard president Kenneth Kiler, who voted in favor, said the presence of Pride flags over the last several years has not stopped LGBTQ students in Carroll County from being bullied. READ MORE: Man Charged In Smithsburg Mass Shooting Worked Shift Before Getting Gun From His Car, Killing Coworkers, Officials Say The board approved the regulation by a vote of 4-1.
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Under the policy, only the Maryland state flag, Carroll County flag, banners for academic achievement, sports tournament banners, pro and college sports team banners, and flags from other countries that are part of a multi-national display “provided that no such flags may be as large or as prominent as the current American flag” are allowed on school property. BALTIMORE (WJZ) - The Carroll County board of education on Wednesday night approved a policy banning the display of the rainbow Pride flag in the classroom.