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Central Bucks School District Educators Protested in Solidarity with LGBTQ Students, Staff

Students from Holicong Elementary School’s GSA protested policy 321, which bans teachers in the Central Bucks School District from displaying materials not related to curriculum, like the rainbow Pride flag, outside a community town hall on January 17, 2023.
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Students from Holicong Elementary School’s GSA protested policy 321, which bans teachers in the Central Bucks School District from displaying materials not related to curriculum, like the rainbow Pride flag, outside a community town hall on January 17, 2023.

Central Bucks School District educators protested in solidarity with LGBTQ students and staff on Tuesday. It was the first teacher led-rally after months of the school board making controversial decisions and policies that many say are discriminating against LGBTQ youth. WHYY’s Emily Rizzo reports.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 1/20/23)

Emily Rizzo is a reporter and producer based in South Philadelphia. She mostly covers education-related issues for WHYY News and Keystone Crossroads.