A bill in the Maryland state Legislature is aiming to ban the display of symbols of hate in public schools effective July 1.
The law, filed as HB0418, would institute a statewide order disallowing any symbols of hate including, but not limited to: swastikas, Confederate flags and nooses 鈥� though they can be displayed in classroom settings.
Del. Michele Guyton, D-Baltimore County, the bill鈥檚 sponsor, said it鈥檚 a timely and necessary measure, especially in light of the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement to the forefront of the national conversation.
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