A week before the end of the school year, the walls of Lewis and Clark Middle School teacher Sarah Inama’s classroom are uncharacteristically bare. The sixth-grade world civilization teacher, whose classroom in Meridian is usually full of colorful maps, motivational posters, plants and learning aids, has begun to pack up.
The one thing Inama has left up on her walls, for now: a sign that says “Everyone is welcome here,” above hands with different skin tones.
The sign, administrators at the West Ada School District told Inama in February, violates district policy on “content neutral” classroom displays. Inama defied orders to remove it, sparking national conversation, and was told by administrators that she had until the end of the school year to take it down…