The Idaho Attorney General has issued an opinion declaring an “Everyone is Welcome Here” sign that sparked a nationwide conversation in March can no longer be displayed in public schools.
Just to be clear – “Everyone is Welcome Here” is something we DON’T want to teach kids…?
The US exclusionary marathon rolls on: “The “Everyone is Welcome Here” sign that sparked a viral nationwide controversy can no longer be displayed in Idaho schools, according to an Idaho attorney general’s office opinion released late Friday.” www.idahoednews.org/top-news/att…
[image or embed] — Social Media Lab (@socialmedialab.ca) July 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
From the Idaho Capitol Sun:
House Bill 41, which goes into effect Tuesday, prohibits flags or banners depicting a political viewpoint from public K-12 schools. The law’s vague language led to questions from educators and school leaders.
That guidance said school employees cannot display flags or banners that show opinions, emotions, beliefs or thoughts about politics, economics, society, faith or religion. The guidance and the attorney general’s opinion did not define these terms.
The attorney general’s opinion released to EdNews Thursday had one section redacted, pertaining to signs West Ada School District teacher Sarah Inama had displayed in her classroom for years. One sign read “Everyone is Welcome Here.”
West Ada administrators said the signs — including one displaying open hands of different skin tones — violated district policy. Inama refused to remove the sign, and in March, her story attracted national media coverage.
Idaho Teacher Says She Was Ordered To Remove ‘Everyone Is Welcome Here’ Signs From Classroom Source: HuffPost share.newsbreak.com/c1td3c22
[image or embed] — meangardener.bsky.social (@meangardener.bsky.social) March 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When the state’s department of education asked the attorney general’s office if Inama’s signs violated the new law, the AG’s office said yes issuing a statement which read in part:
“These signs are part of an ideological/social movement which started in Twin Cities, Minnesota following the 2016 election of Donald Trump.”
“Since that time, the signs have been used by the Democratic party as a political statement.”
Where she first went public with the story, Inama told local news station KTVB7 school officials had informed her the signs were not “content neutral,” and “a personal opinion.” “I was told … that ‘everyone is welcome here’ is not something that everybody believes.”
Following the KTVB interview, dozens of Boise School District officials and teachers donned “Everyone is Welcome Here” T-shirts in a social media post.
Two weeks ago, Inama resigned her position at West Ada to accept a teaching position in Boise for the next school year. Inama says she definitely plans to put up her inclusive signs in her new Boise classroom.
Get this: The Idaho Atty General concluded that a teacher’s “Everyone is Welcome Here” sign violates state law because … wait for it … it’s anti-Trump. Wrap your head around the fact that we’ve come to that point as a country. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/att…
[image or embed] — National Education Policy Center (@nepc.bsky.social) July 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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