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The ability for them to have even a day,

  The ability for them to have even a day, Bob Allen, a math teacher at California High School, said that SRVUSD was the first school district he has worked for where he feels comfortable being an openly gay man and praised the board for their commitment to diversity and inclusion. "Are you going to talk to the people who will have a discussion with you, or are you going to talk to the people who are up here dehumanizing our students, dehumanizing our teachers, or dehumanizing the members of this community who happen to be different from them? And that is why we still need these resolutions," said Allen. Several students of SRVUSD schools spoke in favor of the resolutions , telling the board that they objected to discrimination based on  gender and that they appreciated the welcoming environment created by open acknowledgment of LGBT issues or the display of Pride symbols. Anya Ayyappan, the student member of the school board, said that in conversations with students, most at...
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Occasionally, visibly frustrated board members would rein in the crowd or ask speakers to limit their comments to items on the agenda.

  Occasionally, visibly frustrated board members would rein in the crowd or ask speakers to limit their comments to items on the agenda. One speaker who objected to the use of the Pride flag was Mike Arata, questioned if they would fly the Gadsden flag -- a Revolutionary War-era flag with a serpent and the phrase "Don't tread on me" that has become a symbol of libertarianism -- or the flag of Gays against Groomers, a group known for campaigning against gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Other speakers brought up concerns that children who do not participate in Pride celebrations or the National Day of Silence might be bullied or ostracized by their fellow students. Terry Thompson, who said two of his children attended SRVUSD schools, objected to the celebration of Pride month, saying it was the district's duty to teach students basic reading, writing and arithmetic, rather than promoting "pornography, wokeness and LGBT ideology," which he said chil...
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