Students in Passaic demonstrated against a new policy allowing only the American, New Jersey state and school flags to be flown, prohibiting the flying of the LGBTQ+ Pride flag.
Students in Passaic demonstrate March 28 against the Board of Education's new policy allowing only the American, New Jersey state and school flags to be flown, prohibiting the flying of the LGBTQ+ Pride flag.Passaic students hit the streets Monday to protest a new Board of Education policy that prohibits them from raising the LGBTQ+ Pride banner like they did last year.
The protest, which is the second demonstration against the board policy this month, began just before 2 p.m. when students gathered on the steps of Passaic PREP. The students then marched next door to Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, then three blocks to Passaic High School, as the march grew to about 75 students.
“We’re not going to stop until we get what we want,” said Amari Gawthney, who grabbed a bullhorn and led the demonstrators on the march to City Hall. “We put up the flag last year with no problem. Then this new policy came from out of the blue, and they pushed it under the rug, actually.” The board maintains the policy was adopted in a spirit of fairness. The students say it is discriminatory, and with two months before Pride month, want the board to rescind it.
The trustees listened, but did not comment. They’re previously said they would review the policy, but there have been no public promises to change it.
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