A school board meeting devolved into a parade of hysterical rantings between concerned parents and transgender activists Thursday night amid a national controversy over a transgender athlete on the cross-country team.
The Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) held a board meeting at its office in Riverside, California, to address concerns about Martin Luther King High School student-athletes and students being punished for wearing t-shirts that said “Save girls’ sports.”
The rally came after weeks of preparation when hundreds of students from Martin Luther King High School and other schools in the district wore the shirts against the school’s wishes. Hundreds of students have demonstrated to wear the shirts every Wednesday, and many were arrested for wearing them, until schools stopped disciplining students the week of December 11.
Before the meeting, competing protests between pro-transgender activists and “Save Girls’ Sports” activists demonstrated in front of the RUSD district office.
Once the meeting began, speakers were invited to share their thoughts on the situation. Many of the parents who spoke out against the district for allowing the trans athlete to compete with girls came wearing the shirts.
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One of the first parents to speak out against the district for allowing trans inclusion was a mother identified only as Sandy R. The mother complained hysterically about her name being revealed to pro-trans activists outside the assembly hall. She feared she would be “misled” by her stances and said she intends to file a harassment complaint.
Sandy then lashed out at the entire board for defying Title IX in favor of California state law.
Another parent noted that the school district’s science curriculum even includes textbooks that teach the genetic differences between biological males and females. The mother took out the school’s ninth-grade biology textbook and read a passage that explained that men are born with XY chromosomes, while women are born with XX chromosomes.
He then showed photos of students who were punished for wearing T-shirts that said “XX (not equal to) XY.”
“This is what they did to the students who wore the shirt I’m wearing tonight, for stating a biological fact that’s in their textbook, that’s part of their curriculum. Are we going to put duct tape on the shirts?” textbooks next? Is that what we’re going to do? If this happens, aren’t we going to teach science?” she screamed. “You’re denying biological facts so as not to hurt someone’s feelings, and that’s not right!”
The mother then referenced an allegation in a recent lawsuit filed by two of the school’s female distance runners that the school compared their shirts to swastikas.
Another mother, who was only identified as Colleen, was already shouting before she approached the podium, criticizing the board for allowing pro-trans activists in the office to encourage pro-trans sentiment, and comparing it to its handling of men young people who want to transition into women’s sports to gain a competitive advantage.
“Your job is to teach these people self-control, and you’re not doing that!” she screamed. “It’s about their self-esteem, and you’re setting them up for failure! You’re not going to hand them the world. The world’s not going to adapt because ‘I can’t be successful in this sport, so I can’t be successful in this sport.’ ‘Now I’m going to join this sport because I can do better there. It’s ridiculous! Teach these kids self-control before it’s too late!
Later, a mother named María Karillo began her speech by warning all the children in the room to leave. He then recited sexually explicit lines from school-approved books available in RUSD middle schools to make his point, before criticizing the school for labeling concerned parents “agitators, MAGA disruptors.”
“We are parents here taking care of our children and we are using our constitutional right to talk to you, the leaders of our community, about our children’s problems,” she said. “I want to know why the teachers union is emailing us for calling us cruel.”
A mother named Patty Clauda, who spoke Spanish with the help of an English translator, began her tirade by mocking the school board for not knowing the difference between a man and a woman before expressing her fear that girls would have to share locker rooms with biological men. .
“They’re changing in front of the men!” he said through the translator.
THE FATHER OF A RUNNER FORCED TO COMPETE WITH A TRANS ATHLETE SHARES THE FURY OF THE SITUATION: ‘I CAN’T EVEN DIGEST IT’
Students at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, wear t-shirts that say “Save Girls’ Sports” to protest a trans athlete on the cross-country team. (Courtesy of Sofía Lorey)
At the end of her tirade, Clauda abandoned the use of her translator to speak in English directly to the board, screaming at the top of her lungs.
“What I really find most disturbing is that there are real biological women standing in front of me, and you are not standing up for the young women of this school district, and you are allowing these young women to be mistreated, harassed, and discriminated against! You are creating an environment hostile to these children getting their education! Shame on you all! Claudia shouted.
Several concerned parents called for Superintendent Renee Hill’s resignation during their respective speeches.
At one point, a student-athlete even had the opportunity to speak and became emotional as she expressed the fact that she, as a biological woman, has no realistic chance of competing with biological men.
“In no universe will the most dedicated woman defeat the most dedicated man,” he said as he choked up.
However, pro-transgender activists also had the opportunity to speak. Several speakers who expressed support for trans inclusion thanked the board for allowing the trans athlete to compete with girls and encouraged it to continue enabling and protecting that athlete.
One trans activist event even went so far as to make the false claim that the XY chromosome is disappearing from the human gene pool and that all humans will eventually be born with the XX chromosome.
Many of the pro-trans speeches were met with high-pitched cheers and the renunciation of LGBTQ pride flags by attendees.
California has had laws in place to protect transgender athletes in women’s sports since 2014. That year, AB 1266 went into effectgranting California students at the school and college level the right to “participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and to use facilities consistent with their gender identity, regardless of the gender listed on school records.” student”. “
In a statement previously provided to Pak Gazette Digital, RUSD said it allowed the transgender athlete to compete on the team because it must comply with California state law.
“It is important to remember that RUSD is required to follow California law requiring that students be allowed to participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including sports teams and competitions consistent with their gender identity, regardless of their listed gender. in the student’s records,'” the statement said.
The school said those who are upset about this should direct their anger at state and federal lawmakers.
“As these matters play out in our courts and the media, opposition and protests must be directed at those who are in a position to affect those laws and policies, including officials in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento,” says the release.
