Overview

• Attorney General Raúl Labrador issued a binding opinion under House Bill 41 that classifies “Everyone Is Welcome Here” signs as partisan messaging and bans them in all public schools.
• The legal opinion describes the banners as part of an ideological movement linked to Democratic Party fundraising, deeming any classroom display of political viewpoints impermissible.
• Sarah Inama, the sixth-grade teacher whose annual display sparked the dispute, has left her teaching position following district and state orders to remove the sign.
• The Idaho Democratic Party continues selling the signs to support inclusive messaging in schools, stating that proceeds only cover production costs.
• Education officials warn that the broad language of HB 41 could extend the ban to student artwork and other materials expressing social or ideological themes.