US EditionOnly Canada, N.S. flags allowed outside schools on Nova Scotia's South Shore
- Only Canada and Nova Scotia flags are allowed to fly outside schools on Nova Scotia's South Shore, as issued by the South Shore Regional Centre for Education.
- Ashley Gallant of the Centre stated that this decision will protect flags from damage and improve their condition.
- Peter Day, head of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, expressed concern that this policy isolates students from diverse backgrounds by removing their flags from public view.
- Day emphasized the importance of showing representation for diverse communities outside schools, stating that all students should see their cultures represented as they arrive.
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NS School Division Says Only Canadian and Provincial Flags Allowed on School Flagpoles
A school division in Nova Scotia is restricting the types of flags that will be permitted to fly outside its schools. The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE), which represents 23 English-language elementary, middle, and high schools, said flags that are non-governmental will be taken off flagpoles and displayed inside schools. SSRCE said the regional decision was made to ensure flags are “better cared for” and “protected from damag…
Nova Scotia's education minister says schools expected to fly diverse flags
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s education minister says he will make it clear to schools on the province’s South Shore that they are expected to resume flying flags representing diverse communities. Brendan Maguire says he believes all schools in the province should be safe places of inclusion. The South Shore Regional Centre for Education issued a […]
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Only Canada, N.S. flags allowed outside schools on Nova Scotia's South Shore
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