KarunaNews Story

The West Ada School District made headlines recently when administrators ordered school teacher Sarah Inama to remove signs containing welcoming messages from her classroom. West Ada parents staged a Chalk the Walk event, painting sidewalks outside several schools with welcoming words. “One sign goes down, thousands go up in its place,” said parent Chris Stewart. “That’s kind of resonated as the rallying cry.” One sign reads, “Everyone is welcome here,” above hands of different skin tones. Another says, “In this room, everyone is welcome, important, accepted, respected, encouraged, valued,” with each word highlighted in a different color. Inama initially removed the signs before having a change of heart, putting them back up.