We have a duty as a school district to ensure that hate speech and bullying conduct does not create an unsafe campus environment. A safe, caring learning environment is essential if students are to achieve their academic potential. “All students deserve protection against bullying and harassment. The owner of Stamp says that he was kicking the diner out, not high-fiving him, when the witness saw the gesture.“I want to start by reiterating my statement from last year that rainbow flags mean different things to different people but to many are a symbol of safety, inclusion and equity,” the letter continued.
The organization that oversees over a dozen farmers markets across the Bay Area is under scrutiny this week, after a confrontation between a vendor and its director over Pride flags gained viral attention.ĪBC 7 reports that Dan Floyd, who for the past four years has been a vendor at the Livermore farmers market, was admonished for passing free, rainbow-emblazoned Pride flags out to customers at his booth.
A vendor at a Bay Area farmers market was harshly scolded by the event’s manager after he passed Pride flags out to passers-by