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Bishop O'Dowd Replaces Pride Flags | Oakland News
Bishop ODowd High School in Oakland is ditching Pride flags in classrooms amid community tension, replacing them with a new “Inclusive O” symbol created by the school community to signal welcome for LGBTQ+ students and staff. While the move aims to unify around a fresh emblem of belonging, some parents question the shift, finding it ironic to abandon the widely recognized Pride flag. The debate reflects deeper tensions between the school’s inclusive values and directives from the Catholic Diocese — sparking broader conversations about representation, acceptance, and what truly defines an…
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