Brendan Maguire says he will make it clear to South Shore school officials that a directive to remove any flag other than the Canadian and Nova Scotian flags must be reversed.
South Shore Centre for Education ordered schools to take down LGBTQ+, Mi’kmaw, African Nova Scotian flags
Nova Scotia’s education minister says he will make it clear to schools on the province’s South Shore that they are expected to resume flying flags representing diverse communities.
Brendan Maguire said Tuesday he believes all schools in the province should be safe places of inclusion.
The South Shore Regional Centre for Education issued a directive Friday that flags other than the Canadian and Nova Scotian flags had to be taken down.
A spokesperson for the centre says the decision was made to better care for the flags and to protect them from damage by displaying them in high-visibility indoor areas.
Maguire said a “clear message” would be sent to all schools that flags representing Mi’kmaw, African Nova Scotian, LGBTQ+ and other communities should be restored.
He said he made his decision after finding out on Monday that the flags had been removed and following discussions with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union.
