"I was told that in the classroom I have to be middle-of-the-road on political issues, and I said: 'That's OK. This is not a political issue,'" teacher John M. Wallis said. "I said, 'This is a human rights issue.' And then I was told I have to be middle-of-the-road on human rights. There's no middle road on human rights." Which do you agree with?

Before the first day of school, he said, he asked for permission from administrators to hang the flag, "and they advised against it but didn't instruct me not to." So he displayed the flag and two signs above his whiteboards that both read "In this classroom everyone is welcome." During the meeting Aug. 26, the administrators told him to remove the signs and the flag. Do you agree he should have to remove the signs and flag?

Jim Cummins, the Neosho School District superintendent asked Wallis to sign a letter that prohibited him from discussing topics related to LGBTQ people in the classroom. Do you think teachers should refrain from discussing LGTBQ topics in the classroom?