Springfield, Missouri Protest Showdown Over LGBT Pride Flag In School

Here's a closer look at an upcoming Missouri culture war battle that's much more exciting to think about than rising inflation that's taking hold in economies across the globe.

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They want Springfield Public Schools to revisit a board policy that prompted a principal to tell "a handful" of teachers at Kickapoo to remove Pride flags from their classrooms last week.

A few days later, the district sent an email to all employees with reminders about how to comply with the policy, first adopted in 2014, that spells out expectations for employee speech and conduct.

"This is absolutely ridiculous. I can't even put into words how mad I am," said Bayley Talburt, a 2018 graduate of Glendale High School, while protesting Monday at the corner of Primrose Street and Jefferson Avenue.

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Protesters call out 'ridiculous' removal of Pride flags, want SPS to change policy

Holding signs that read "Acceptance Saves Lives" and "Hate Has No Home Here," more than a dozen protesters gathered Monday outside Kickapoo High School. They want Springfield Public Schools to revisit a board policy that prompted a principal to tell "a handful" of teachers at Kickapoo to remove Pride flags from their classrooms last week.