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DPS schools unanimously passed to change student dress code to prohibit clothing that depicts the Confederate flag, the Swastika and the Ku Klux Klan.
“These things, historically, were meant for hate, or at some point in history, meant hatred,” Board Chair Mike Lee said.
Superintendent Bert L’Homme said the school system also unanimously voted to remove Julian Carr’s name from the building housing the Durham School of the Arts. Carr was a businessman but a racist and his name will be removed on Friday.
L’Homme said, “Such displays pose a significant risk of spontaneous confrontation between students at school, which the district has experienced.
“This isn’t about regulating speech, it’s about keeping our classrooms focused on learning.”
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