‘Everyone welcome’ classroom sign at center of divided school board meeting

Lakeville Area Schools OKs $30,000 settlement on Black Lives Matter posters

Following a lawsuit involving posters featuring Black Lives Matter, the Lakeville Area Schools Board of Education approved a $30,000 settlement April 8. In a lawsuit filed more than two years ago, a group of residents alleged their First Amendment rights were violated when the school district allowed posters featuring “Black Lives Matter” to be placed in classrooms, while not permitting the display of posters that read “All Lives Matter” or “Blu…

‘Everyone welcome’ classroom sign at center of divided school board meeting

BOISE — The West Ada School District has faced weeks of backlash after instructing a sixth-grade teacher to remove signs containing inclusive messages from her classroom in Meridian. In its first meeting since the teacher went public with her story, the school board faced that feedback in person.

West Ada trustees address poster controversy in first board meeting since incident came to light

MERIDIAN — Dozens of parents, students and teachers came to the West Ada School Board meeting on Monday night, waiting their turn to speak to the board of trustees about the district’s current policies, particularly on posters teachers can hang…

WASD considers policy changes during first meeting since ‘Everyone is welcome here’ controversy

Roughly 100 community members showed up to Monday evening’s meeting — many demanding answers from the school board.

West Ada trustees and staff hear public testimony over 'Everyone is Welcome' poster controversy

Could the West Ada School District change its classroom poster policy? Discussions about the policy that made headlines last month continued after dozens of parents, teachers, and students filled the room and gave emotional testimony at Monday nights board of trustees meeting.Dozens of parents and students spoke in support of changing the districts classroom poster policies. Posters that foster inclusion based on race, color, national origin, re…

‘Everyone Is Welcome’ Sign Debate Splits Southern Idaho School Board

Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on April 15, 2025 MERIDIAN, ID – All five West Ada School District trustees and the superintendent, most for the first time, commented Monday on the controversy surrounding the district’s order to remove inclusive posters because they violate a “content neutral” classroom policy.  It was the school board’s first meeting since West Ada administrators last month made national headlines for ordering Sarah Inama,…