“Nothing has been done and that is part of the problem and that is why we are finally at a place like this. Enough is enough,” one parent said. A school administrator who removed a student drawing celebrating the LGBTQ+ community compared the picture to hanging the flag of Nazi Germany, a group of parents alleges. The drawing was first removed from the classroom after a complaint from a parent. Some parents say the incident is not an isolated one and that school officials have for years discriminated against women, LGBTQ+ people, and non-english speakers.
A Georgia elementary school student’s artwork celebrating the LGBTQ+ community was taken from the student’s classroom by school administrators and likened to a Nazi flag, a group of parents alleges.
According to parents, school officials at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary in Athens, Ga. promptly removed a student’s art piece, which featured a rainbow and the words “Gay is OK” written beneath an umbrella, following a complaint from another parent. When a teacher questioned the decision, an administrator compared hanging the drawing to hanging the flag of Nazi Germany in the classroom, according to a group of parents who witnessed the interaction, NBC-affiliate WXIA-TV 11 reported this week. Some parents of students at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary say the incident is not an isolated one and that school officials have for years exemplified behavior that could be interpreted as sexist or xenophobic. (…) In a statement dated Jan. 25, Georgia’s Clarke County School District said it had looked into the administrator’s comments and was working to “address the issues with all parties involved.” “It has been alleged that a piece of student artwork was compared to Nazi symbolism … To be clear, we condemn this comparison and discrimination in all its forms,” the school district wrote. “We stand with our LGBTQIA+ community and are dedicated to proving our commitment to diversity and inclusion,” the district added. “To that end, we will continue having sensitive and appropriate conversations with our school communities.”
via theHill: Georgia student’s ‘gay is ok’ artwork removed from classroom, compared to Nazi flag, parents say
