This Utah school district has banned LGBTQ Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, saying they are 'politically charged'

Sep 21, 2021 View Original Article
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    -36% Medium Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    44% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    44% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"Supporters of law enforcement gathered at City Hall in Salt Lake City for a rally in support of police hosted by the Utah Business Revival on Saturday, June 20, 2020."
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20% Conservative
"The atrium of Rose Park Elementary in Salt Lake City, where an LGBTQ Pride flag and a Black Lives Matter flag hang along with flags of the United States, other countries, and local tribes, in 2020."
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8% Conservative
"Black Lives Matter, though, has said its group is not political, saying members want justice and fair treatment for people of color."
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-16% Liberal
"It put out a letter last year criticizing the teacher over the shirt for Black Lives Matter, suggesting that has become a political organization."
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-20% Liberal
"His comments come after a Utah teacher left her job at Lehi High School this year after she was recorded sounding off to her students in a profane address that jumped from former President Donald Trump to the COVID-19 vaccine, climate change and the LGBTQ community."
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-22% Liberal
"The rule has emboldened conservative crusaders who, like Utah Board of Education member Natalie Cline, have suggested that classrooms are no place for identity politics."
Negative
-26% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Supporters of law enforcement gathered at City Hall in Salt Lake City for a rally in support of police hosted by the Utah Business Revival on Saturday, June 20, 2020.
54% : The atrium of Rose Park Elementary in Salt Lake City, where an LGBTQ Pride flag and a Black Lives Matter flag hang along with flags of the United States, other countries, and local tribes, in 2020.
42% : Black Lives Matter, though, has said its group is not political, saying members want justice and fair treatment for people of color.
40% : It put out a letter last year criticizing the teacher over the shirt for Black Lives Matter, suggesting that has become a political organization.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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