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There are many families just like yours in MV. I haven't heard of any teacher obligating asking of pronouns, but some kids probably offer them. The population is very diverse. This $1k obligatory donation PP is talking about is completely untrue. I do not think they say the pledge of allegiance in the classrooms but I think that has been true for many years afaik (like since the 90s). There aren't rainbow flags in classrooms by policy, but it is possible individual teachers may have one (I have no idea why you would be so triggered by that, though, and I'm doubting the resiliency of you and your kids with that comment). 
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I don't want to reply to that "resiliency" comment, but what I do want to know is if I get a teacher putting the rainbow flag besides the American flag in the classroom, will I be able to report this to the principal and have the flag taken down? At least here in Fairfax, things are somewhat moderate and we are generally ok with the public school system.
Again I don't want to discuss about my family's values and beliefs, we are who we are. I just don't want to get my kids into an ultra-progressive public school system which is not consistent with our values.[/quote]

Time for some real talk, OP. You aren’t made of stern enough stuff for Silicon Valley. There are many conservatives here, but conservatism here has a healthy dose of libertarianism, and frankly you’d be laughed out of the room if you tried to get a rainbow flag taken down. Conservatives here tend to be very hard working people who are driven, and who would question your decision to waste energy on removing a flag rather than just teaching your kids your own values and trusting they are strong enough to withstand the sight of a rainbow flag.

The PP who wrote the long post about Silicon Valley is right. The kind of conservatives in California who would agree with your desire to remove a rainbow flag largely live in the poorer, whiter, and more rural parts of California. They also tend to be very anti-immigrant. Silicon Valley conservatives would roll their eyes at you, and wonder why you are wasting your time and mental energy.

So no, you aren’t getting the principal to remove a rainbow flag. You’d get laughed at if you asked. I’m in California but I am honestly surprised Fairfax, VA principals would entertain such nonsense.

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