Tennessee GOP-led Senate spikes bill seeking to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags in schools

Source: Associated Press

Tennessee GOP-led Senate spikes bill seeking to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags in schools

BY KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Updated 6:18 PM EDT, April 23, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A bill designed to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags in Tennessee public school classrooms was spiked Tuesday after it failed to attract enough support in the GOP-controlled Senate.

The proposal had easily cleared the Republican-dominant House nearly two months prior after the bill’s sponsor said he had parents complain about “political flags” in classrooms.

However, the proposal dragged in the Senate as lawmakers debated possible changes and delayed debating the measure up until the final week of this year’s legislative session.

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Ultimately, the Senate tweaked the bill to mandate that only the U.S. flag and official Tennessee state flag could be displayed in a public school. However, while the chamber agreed to the changes, the final vote failed to secure a simple majority inside the 33-member body with a 13-6 vote after almost no debate.

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