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In a vote of 70-24, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill banning \u201cideological\u201d flags, such as the Pride flag, from being displayed in public and charter schools.<\/p>\n
The bill<\/a> prohibits the display of flags representing a \u201cpolitical viewpoint, including but not limited to, a partisan, racial, sexual orientation, gender, or other ideological viewpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n Specifically, the bill prohibits<\/a> \u201cLEAs and public charter schools from displaying in public schools flags other than the official United States flag and the official Tennessee state flag.\u201d<\/p>\n In January, Republican State Rep. Gino Bulso, the bill\u2019s sponsor, said<\/a> he had \u201ccomplaints from Williamson County parents and a Williamson County School Board member, in particular, about pride flags in some of our schools in Williamson County.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe whole idea is that a school is a place where a child goes to learn, not a place where a child goes to be indoctrinated. So you\u2019re focusing on just one purpose of the bill having to do with political statements regarding transgender ideology and other similar issues,\u201d he explained, adding, \u201cCertainly, you know, 50 years ago we had a consensus on what marriage is; we don\u2019t have that anymore. One hundred years ago, we had a consensus on sexual morality; I don\u2019t think we have that anymore. So the values that I think most parents want their children exposed to are the ones that were in existence at the time that our country was founded.\u201d<\/p>\n