Revelations
Revelations A Reason To Smile Dan Rather and Team Steady Mar 23 Credit: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater The story of an Idaho public school teacher and the fight over her classroom poster this week reminded me of one of the most powerful American dance pieces I have had the good fortune to see. First, to Idaho. Sarah Inama teaches sixth grade. Like many teachers, she has adorned her classroom with posters and signs meant to inspire her students. One of those posters depicts hands of various hues with the text “Everyone is welcome here.” In January, Inama was told that the poster violates school district policy and that she must take it down. The policy “ensures that classrooms remain neutral.” The school district informed Inama that the poster is considered a “personal opinion” and that “everyone is welcome here” is not something everyone believes. Though she took down the poster immediately, after reflecting on what happened, she put it back up a few days later. In an emai...