A meeting of the School Board in the capital city of Maine de Augusta on Wednesday night presented a controversial interaction between a father with a “Maga” hat and the president of the School Board on the continuous controversy of the State on the inclusion of trans athletes in girls’ sports.
The president of the Board of the School of Augusta, Martha Witham, cut the local parents Nick Blanchard while discussing the controversial issue and a petition he launched so that Middle and High School director of Cony Kim Liscomb retired from his position, as seen in the images of the meeting.
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Liscomb is currently the president of the Association of Directors of Maine (MPA), which supports the participation of transgender athletes in school sports based on gender identity and has been a issue of scrutiny of the administration of President Donald Trump on the subject.
Blanchard, who appeared to the meeting with a “Maga” hat and a shirt by Governor Janet Mills that said: “You are fired,” began her speech praising the six of the seven members of the Board who voted to adopt the 2020 interpretation of title IX that did not allow Trans athletes to compete as girls.
Blanchard also condemned the member of the Board that voted against, which caused Witham’s first interruption.
“Good job and thanks to the six members who voted to return to the 2020 interpretation of Title IX, and shame for the Member of the Board that voted no,” Blanchard began.
Witham then interrupted him, saying: “I’m sorry, but negative comments will not be allowed.”
Blanchard then proceeded to discuss his request for Liscomb to eliminate.
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“This request is to ask … if the members of the school board will put a vote,” Blanchard began before Witham was cut again.
Witham told Blanchard that his statements “would not be tolerated” and warned him that he would be asked to renounce the podium if he continued making “defamatory comments.”
When Blanchard asked how his comments were “defamatory”, Witham replied saying “I don’t have to explain.”
“These comments will not be tolerated at the meeting directed towards us or no one else in this room,” Witham said.
Blanchard then agreed to proceed with his speech without referring to Liscomb by his name.
“So, as most of you know, someone who is the president of the association of the director of Maine,” Blanchard began before being interrupted by Witham for the last time.
“No, close enough. Sorry, you finished, Mr. Blanchard,” Witham said, ordering him from the podium.
When Blanchard left, he shouted “Communist China here!”
Pak Gazette Digital has communicated with Augusta’s schools to comment.
Currently, Maine is considered the zero zone in the national debate on trans inclusion in girls and women’s sports, since multiple federal agencies have promoted pressure on the State since February to amend their current policies that allow trans inclusion.
The United States Department of Agriculture froze the funds for the State last week, and the Department of Health and Human Services has already referred to the Department of Education of Maine, MPA and Grelyly High School to the Department of Justice.
Friday is the deadline for the State to amend its current policies or face another derivation to the Department of Justice by the United States Department of Education.
