The Newberg School Board in Oregon voted to ban any “political” speech from their schools last week, calling Pride flags and Black Lives Matter signs “divisive” messages that make white and straight students feel excluded.
Dave Brown, the school board chair, said: “It has to be for all kids.” Erin McCarthy and her husband Jaybill, who own land on a hill close to Newberg High School, vehemently disagreed with the outcome and decided to take action. “‘We’re going to erase a bunch of people,’ is what it felt like to me,” Jaybill said.
The couple opted to build the flag in view of the school’s students in a bid to make sure their inclusive message was heard.