Idaho House Advances Bill To Ban MAGA Flags in Public Schools

HB10 will restrict the display of any ideological pride flag in public schools

The Idaho House Education Committee advanced a bill last week that bans ideological flags from public schools. While supporters framed the legislation as a way to remove LGBTQ+ pride flags from classrooms, the law’s broad language extends to all ideological pride flags, including ones cherished by Trump supporters, patriot movements, and Christian nationalists.

If passed, the ban would apply to MAGA flags, Gadsden flags, Confederate flags, and even the Pine Tree Flag ("Appeal to Heaven"), a symbol frequently used by Christian nationalists. For all the talk in committee about “protecting children from sexual ideologies,” no one mentioned that this bill also silences the symbols many conservatives hold dear.

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