Nearly a month after the Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) Board of Education passed Policy IMD, also known as the “flag policy,” the district is still facing questions and pushback from teachers and community members.
Under the policy, which takes effect this fall, teachers will only be allowed to display three flags in their classrooms: the United States flag, the Colorado state flag, and the City of Colorado Springs flag.
“The flag policy was to ensure that our classrooms have neutral, unbiased learning environments,” said Parth Melpakam, President of the D11 Board of Education…