Regarding the issue of signs on school property. What do signs have to do with higher standards of education and test scores for our students? Celebrating diversity is part of education. Free expression in a supportive way is a gift of freedom of speech. For the School Committee to step in and micromanage what signage is on school property is ridiculous. Controlling signs on … [Read more...] about LTE: The School Committee should focus on education, not signs
flag policy
Foster: School Committee’s policy draft raises red flags
The School Committee is developing a flag policy for the district’s schools in response to the controversy that came after a parent took down a Black Lives Matter flag hung in the high school’s cafeteria. Some kind of clear policy that could guide the efforts of students, teachers, and administrators who seek to raise flags has the potential to be genuinely helpful. It could … [Read more...] about Foster: School Committee’s policy draft raises red flags
Marblehead parents collide on school banner policy
As a result of the School Committee considering the adoption of a flag policy in the town’s schools, a divide has formed between parents who disagree on the raising and removing of ideological flags on school grounds. The potential policy was a main point of discussion during public comment at the committee’s last meeting Thursday, in which multiple parents who have students … [Read more...] about Marblehead parents collide on school banner policy
LTE: School Committee shouldn’t decide which flags fly
Dear community, This week the Marblehead School Committee is discussing a policy that will make the choice to fly any flag or banner (other than the American flag and state flag) in any school their sole decision. This means if there are parents or students who complain about a Black Lives Matter flag or an LGBTQ flag or any other flag the kids have asked to … [Read more...] about LTE: School Committee shouldn’t decide which flags fly