Staff Reports
It's one thing to teach respect for others, but it's entirely different to push an agenda in a place meant for education, not activism. That’s the sentiment echoing in the hearts of parents across the country as pride flags pop up in classrooms, uninvited. Sure, classrooms are places where students should learn about diversity, but does that mean turning schools into platforms for political messaging? Not in my book. When I send my child to school, I expect reading, writing, math, and history—not a crash course in someone else’s ideology.
Why should a pride flag hang in a classroom at all? Are we forgetting that schools are public institutions funded by taxpayers of all stripes? Many parents are increasingly uncomfortable with schools inserting social agendas into their curriculum under the guise of "inclusivity." If the pride flag is going to fly, what’s next? A dozen other flags representing every single group's cause? Before you know it, the classroom becomes a battleground for competing symbols, distracting from the core purpose of education. Keep the flags to sports teams, not identity politics.
Parents aren't just waking up to this trend—they're pushing back. The loud and clear message is: withdraw the flag, or consider our kids withdrawn from the school. There’s a line between teaching students how to think and teaching them what to think, and it’s being crossed when teachers raise banners representing specific political or social movements. We didn’t sign up for schools to act as recruitment centers for one agenda or another. If teachers want to show their support for pride, they can do it on their own time, not during the school day.
When schools allow—or even encourage—this kind of political display, they fail in their duty to remain neutral ground. Education should be a space where kids from all backgrounds feel welcome, not pressured to adopt or accept a particular worldview. The rainbow flag doesn't create inclusivity; it creates division. It tells students that some perspectives are celebrated, while others are ignored or even condemned. That's not education. It's indoctrination.
It’s time for parents to take a stand and say enough is enough. We don’t need classrooms filled with symbols that segregate, confuse, or alienate kids. We need classrooms that focus on helping children become well-rounded citizens who can think for themselves. And if schools can’t grasp that basic fact, then it’s time for parents to pull their kids out and find alternatives—whether it's homeschooling, private schools, or charter schools—where education, not indoctrination, is the priority.
