Anti-trans activists storm school board meeting to complain about trans girl running cross country

Author: Mira Lazine

A school board meeting in Riverside, California, went awry after Republicans and anti-trans activists stormed the town hall in opposition to school policies protecting transgender girls.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement that he is “committed to providing his unwavering support to ensure every student enjoys their right to an equal education free from discrimination and harassment.”

Daisy Gardner, outreach director of Our Schools USA, said on behalf of a parent of a transgender athlete at King High, “The anti-trans movement at King has gotten out of control. This is not about saving girls sports. This has become a bullying campaign aimed at our most marginalized and vulnerable communities.”

In a statement, Riverside Unified School District said it is “committed to ensuring that each student in our schools is safe and that students exercising their 1st Amendment rights, within the existing limits, will be allowed to do so.”

“At our district, we uphold students’ rights to free speech at school and encourage them to express their perspectives in a respectful and meaningful way, however, at the same time, we recognize that there are some limits to free speech in schools, including speech that constitutes a true threat, causes a material disruption to the learning environment, or infringes on the rights of other students. Student safety remains our No. 1 priority and while we continue to focus on student learning, we are taking steps to minimize disruptions likely to arise from public attention on this issue,” 

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Author: Mira Lazine