A video shared by parents from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California is going viral on social media. The video shows students being forced to watch a pride video during their math class. When the students expressed their discomfort with the video, the teacher threatened them with weekend detention.
The viral video clip, seemingly captured by a student from the back of the classroom, shows images of Pride flags on a projector. In the background, several young viewers can be heard expressing their annoyance. The video also shows a moment where a female couple is depicted kissing, prompting a student to exclaim, “Why are you showing this to kids?”
Apparently, the teacher felt that was inappropriate and threatened the students:
“I’ll warn you guys now, if you’re going to be inappropriate, I will have to provision down and give all of you a Saturday school for next year. So knock it off.”
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Robby Starbuck, who initially shared the clip, further disclosed that 10th-grade students had approached him, revealing that the Pride Month video had been shown in all classes on that particular day, not just the math class captured in the recording. He stated that students were unhappy about being forced to watch the video against their will.
From Trending Politics:
Pride Month, the traditional monthlong LGBTQ celebration in June, has created an unusual furor among parents and students who have pushed back as changes to education and accommodations at public schools have gone further, ostensibly to make gay and transgender students and staff feel more comfortable. The changes have provoked massive protests and heart-wrenching testimony from female high school students who feel their voices are being silenced as administrators change policies about restroom access and female sports. In one instance, an official compared parents opposed to LGBTQ education with genocidal state actors.
As more conservative states have taken steps to ban drag shows on public property, judges have pushed back arguing the law changes are discriminatory. President Joe Biden has voiced his support for the LGBTQ community, saying it contains the “bravest and most inspiring people I’ve ever known,” despite maintaining that marriage was “between a man and a woman” as recently as the early 2000s. The White House drew rebukes over the weekend for putting the American Flag on an equal level with the Pride Flag in an observation on White House grounds.
