Letter to a Dorset Primary School Flying a Progress Pride Flag 29th October 2024


Women of Dorset wrote to a Dorset Primary School regarding their flying of a Progress Pride flag at the school on 29th October 2024.  A copy of the letter is below.

The flag was subsequently removed.






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