Throughout much of the meeting, incensed parents claimed the artist intentionally subverted the mural's 'Stay Healthy' theme to promote anti-Christian messages.

Outraged parents air their concernsĭebate over the mural's meaning became heated - often verging on uncivil - during a school board meeting, covered by WZZM, a local Grand Rapids news station, last week. The mask and hand are both design elements that were not included in the artist's original contest submission. Two other students are dressed in tops with colors of the bisexual flag - pink on the top, royal blue on the bottom and an overlapping purple stripe in the middle.Īmong the drawings of the students, the artist added multiple smaller line drawings, including a mask, which some parents have complained is Satan, and a hamsa hand, which is considered a symbol for the hand of God in many cultures, but in this case, some adults have claimed it is a symbol of witchcraft. Parents have said that the rainbow stripes represent the colors of the pride flag. Another student is outfitted in shorts overalls with a rainbow-striped T-shirt and tights underneath. One student is wearing a blue T-shirt with pink and white stripes - colors found on the transgender flag. The mural features caped characters, bunny- and bear-headed nurses and smiling students dressed in brightly colored outfits. The painting covers a wall inside a teen health center at Grant Middle School in Grant, Mich., and was created by a local high school sophomore who won a competition. School district officials and a high school student in Michigan have drawn the ire of parents who allege that a painted mural contains LGBTQ propaganda, a depiction of Satan and a message of witchcraft. Child and Adolescent Health Center, Grant Middle School Gathered 14 April2015.This mural is on the wall of the Child and Adolescent Health Center at Grant Middle School in Michigan. ' 'Hidden Colors' Director Discussions New Doctor and Race in Usa 2014'. 'Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph Of Melanin - DVD'. 'Tariq Nasheed Reveals Our Hidden Colors'. 'Tariq Nasheed's 'Hidden Shades 2: The Success Of Melanin' Now Available On Home Movie'.

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