Overview
- Sarah Inama filed a civil complaint alleging violations of her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights after being told to take down an 'Everyone is welcome here' poster in her Meridian classroom.
- The lawsuit names Lewis & Clark Middle School, the West Ada School District, Superintendent Derek Bub, Principal Monty Hyde, and the Idaho Board and Department of Education.
- District leaders cited HB41, a 2025 law restricting certain flags and banners in schools, and told Inama the poster’s multicolored hands constituted a political message.
- Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador issued a June 2025 opinion stating such posters cannot be displayed because they represent an ideological movement, and he later defended HB41 in a Fox News op-ed.
- After re-posting the signs, Inama was reported for insubordination, students and parents protested, she resigned at the end of the school year, and she now seeks a jury trial and attorney fees.