In January, West Ada school administrators asked a middle school teacher to take down signs promoting inclusivity, because they wanted to get out ahead of the Legislature.
Lawmakers were discussing a bill — which ultimately passed — limiting classroom displays. Knowing a new law could be on its way, school administrators acted even though no parents had complained about signs in Sarah Inama’s classroom, Superintendent Derek Bub said Thursday.
Bub spoke about the viral poster controversy — and the district’s new policy on classroom displays — in a podcast interview with Kevin Richert Thursday. Bub also discussed a range of other issues facing Idaho K-12, and the state’s largest school district.
More reading: Click here for our in-depth coverage of the West Ada poster controversy.
