Ontario’s Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) has voted down a motion to prohibit political symbols and signs from classrooms, including Pride flags.
The proposal was presented by trustee Conrad Stanley during the March 24 meeting and a vote was set for April 28. The motion sought to authorize only the flying of the Canadian and provincial flags at schools.
It said there was no need, or “reasonable justification, for any other international political or identity based flags to be flown which might confuse the all-encompassing, inclusive and fully representative natures of the Ontario and Canadian flags.”
The motion was voted down at this week’s meeting. The Epoch Times contacted the board for comment but did not hear back by publication time….