Nova Scotias education minister says schools expected to fly diverse flags – Halifax [Video]

Nova Scotia’s education minister said Tuesday 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 told reporters that he believes all schools in the province should be safe places of inclusion and schools that have flags representing diverse communities should fly them.

“This legislature proudly flies flags, and we want to make sure that our schools are inclusive and display those flags proudly,” said Maguire. “We don’t want them all acting independently on this stuff. When it comes to inclusive environments, this is non-negotiable.”

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education issued a directive on Friday that all flags other than the Canada’s and Nova Scotia’s had to be taken down. A spokesperson for the centre said the decision was made to better care for the flags, moving them indoors to protect them from …