5 May 2021 A local public school in Minnesota unanimously voted to designate “Black Lives Matter” — including other slogans and images — as “government speech,” which shields its schools from legal liability for their endorsement of such messages while simultaneously disallowing others. The Rochester Public Schools (RPS) board designated the following messages as “government speech”: “Black Lives Matter, “Brown Lives Matter,” “Indigenous Lives Matter,” “All Are Welcome Here,” “Stop Asian Hate.” Also added as “government speech” is a six-colored (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet) rainbow pattern and flag, which it said is the “pride flag.” The school board described its decision on April 27 as part of a “inclusive” pursuit of “equity” targeting “historically underserved/marginalized students [who have been] disadvantaged because of their race, ethnicity, English language proficiency, national origin, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, non-dominant identity, dis/ability or geographic location.”