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How a Controversial Flag Policy Ignited a Recall in the Town of Sunol

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A bearded man sits outside while assembling blue and yellow yard signs.
Matthew Sylvester assembles yard signs that say, 'Recall Jergensen and Hurley from the school board' at his home in Sunol on May 29, 2024. In September, Jergensen and Hurley voted to ban all flags at Sunol Glen School beside the state and federal flags. Some saw it as an attempt to prevent a pride flag from being flown on campus. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

The Bay Area town of Sunol is the latest to hold a school board recall election. The recall is aimed at two members who voted to ban the use of flags other than the state or federal ones — a policy widely seen as blocking the use of the LGBTQ Pride flag. Guy Marzorati joins Ericka Cruz Guevarra, the host of The Bay, to talk about how the issue bubbled up and how the town is feeling about it.

In Sunol, a School Board Recall Divides the Town

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