WIMBERLEY, Texas — On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) officially filed a grievance against the Wimberley Independent School District, according to our partners at the Austin-American Statesman.
The grievance is the result of an email Superintendent Dwain York sent to some parents in December 2019 regarding the altering of the district's logo to include the colors of the gay pride flag, according to the Statesman.
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The email requested the parents remove all images of the altered logo under the threat of legal action, the Statesman reported.
According to a letter to the district penned by the ACLU, the modified logo came about during the first annual Wimberley LGBTQ Pride March in September 2019 as a way for some parents to show support for their LGBTQ students and children.
The ACLU's letter claimed the district was in violation of the First Amendment, which protects people's freedom of expression, when the superintendent threatened legal retaliation if the images of the logo were not removed.
According to the Statesman, the ACLU requested a conference with York to resolve the issue, and if it remains unresolved, the complaint will go before the school board.
York told KVUE the district would not make any comments on the issue until the grievance had been resolved.
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