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🚨 LAKELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT BANS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING ON SCHOOL PROPERTY 365 DAYS A YEAR, INCLUDING ELECTION DAY RATHDR...
Lakeland school district bans all political campaigning year-round
Key points (ReadOut summary)
- Policy 4215 adopted October 21, 2026, bans signs, literature, petitioning, contributions, and verbal advocacy on district property
- Schools used as polling locations prompted the need to define acceptable political activity
- Violators can be directed to leave and removed by law enforcement if they refuse
- Public easements and student-government elections remain exempt
- Change is effective immediately and applies through the November 3 general election
🚨 LAKELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT BANS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING ON SCHOOL PROPERTY 365 DAYS A YEAR, INCLUDING ELECTION DAY RATHDRUM, Idaho — Political campaigning is now prohibited on Lakeland Joint School District property year-round, following the adoption of a new policy by the district's elected Board of Trustees. The policy, approved October 21, 2026, prohibits campaigning for or against political candidates, ballot measures, or other election issues anywhere on district property, regardless