A coalition of Redlands churches has called on the Redlands school board to be inclusive and protect LGBTQ+ students in a letter to be read at a prayer vigil before the board’s Tuesday, June 10, meeting.

The letter, sent in early June, follows several board votes that critics say target the LGBTQ+ community. Trustees are pursuing a policy that some say intends to remove pride flags from classrooms. The board also has encouraged CIF to bar transgender athletes from sports that don’t align with their gender assigned at birth.

Signed by eight pastors from some of the oldest and newest churches in the city, the letter states that the congregations are diverse and that they and Jesus Christ are open to all walks of life, which includes the LGBTQ+ community.

“Today we stand for the right of p

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