{"id":1471619,"date":"2022-05-11T12:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1471619"},"modified":"2022-05-11T12:59:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:59:38","slug":"they-are-actively-grooming-children-parents-confront-school-board-over-drag-show-as-more-staffers-placed-on-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-are-actively-grooming-children-parents-confront-school-board-over-drag-show-as-more-staffers-placed-on-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They Are Actively Grooming Children\u2019: Parents Confront School Board Over Drag Show As More Staffers Placed On Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthey-are-actively-grooming-children-parents-confront-school-board-over-drag-show-as-more-staffers-placed-on-leave%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1471619&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/School-Hallway-scaled-e1648141551800.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>A deluge of parents and taxpayers confronted school board members of Hempfield School District in Landisville, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday after a teacher invited multiple drag queens into the high school last month without parents\u2019 knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-cant-believe-this-just-happened-parents-furious-after-drag-queen-dancers-hosted-at-pennsylvania-high-school\"><span>The Daily Wire previously reported<\/span><\/a><span>, the after-school event at Hempfield High School was hosted by French teacher Kelly Tyson, the sponsor of the school\u2019s Gay Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club \u2014 provoking shock from parents who were not aware of the event until after it had occurred. Tyson, who is now on administrative leave, posted Instagram handles for the drag queens on the learning management system Schoology, thereby giving students a means to contact the performers. All four accounts include lewd content.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Pennsylvania teacher hosted a drag show event for students as part of the GSA club. Parents were reportedly not notified. The district has confirmed this morning that the teacher is on leave. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NSjkJELl6e\">pic.twitter.com\/NSjkJELl6e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1520152815972208640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cSome of you have tried to make us feel insignificant,\u201d parent Meridith Hilt told the school board. \u201cOur concerns have been 100% validated \u2026 they are actively grooming children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Crowds of people supporting Tyson arrived early to the meeting, which was attended by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/news\/local\/hempfield-school-district-places-three-individuals-on-administrative-leave-in-drag-show-investigation\/article_a50ad4fa-d0cb-11ec-99a6-c75577e98c41.html\"><span>several hundred community members<\/span><\/a><span> both virtually and in person. The demonstrators <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1524151324325130240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">waved<\/a> rainbow flags outside the district\u2019s administrative building as passing vehicles honked in support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ahead of the meeting, parents told The Daily Wire that their presence at the school is \u201cin no way, shape, or form\u201d about the LGBTQ community. Several parents chose to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1524156362451824640\">pray<\/a> around the administrative building\u2019s flagpole half an hour before the meeting began.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hempfield School Board President Grant Keener shared a statement from the board, which confirmed that the investigation into the drag queen event is \u201congoing\u201d in an \u201cappropriate and affirming way.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He also announced that two individuals beyond Tyson had been placed on administrative leave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a subsequent statement, Hempfield School District Superintendent Michael Bromirski discouraged parents from sharing \u201cmisinformation\u201d that could impede the investigation \u2014 an admonition that was met with collective groans from meeting attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first speaker at the board meeting was Richard Boyer, one of the parent organizers who launched the Facebook page \u201cLet\u2019s Talk Hempfield,\u201d which parents have been using to watch for inappropriate content in schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou are not hated by the majority,\u201d Boyer told the LGBTQ community. \u201cYou have been accepted by the majority, as evidenced by your physical presence and continued growth in the Hempfield district. Yes, there are individuals within the district who are ignorant and bigoted, but they do not represent the majority.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Boyer, a disabled veteran who served in the United States Army for 20 years and currently works to help other disabled veterans, told The Daily Wire that his job had been threatened by progressive activists alerting his employers to his activism. \u201cThis manufactures false hate,\u201d Boyer said in his speech.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Richard Boyer, one of the parent organizers, says that he does not hate the \u201cLGBT community\u201d and tells members to distinguish between \u201ccriticism\u201d and \u201chate.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wLRUR4stxm\">pic.twitter.com\/wLRUR4stxm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1524170644426010624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Another parent called for an independent, external investigation into the after-school drag queen event. She also mentioned concerns over bullying, frequent fights, lax dress code enforcement, and sexualized material in curricula \u2014 concerns that other parents echoed throughout the evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJust last month, in this very room, after bringing concerns forward, we were lectured to \u2018trust the teachers\u2019 and that our children \u2018need to be stretched and feel uncomfortable.\u2019 Is that really the role of these classrooms and clubs?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another parent says when parents formerly brought up concerns, they were told to \u201ctrust the teachers\u201d and understand the need for their children to me made \u201cuncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She calls for an independent, external investigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R94quBKmuB\">pic.twitter.com\/R94quBKmuB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1524174321542909954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Stacy Hernandez, a parent who The Daily Wire interviewed in previous reporting about the drag show, expressed concern over the school board allowing \u201cfilth into our schools\u201d and the \u201cexploitation of our children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOur schools are overreaching and indoctrinating our children, which has created confusion and stress in the most vulnerable,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a form of child abuse, and it\u2019s about indecency in our schools and lack of leadership.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another mother told the school board it was \u201cunfortunate that it took a small group of parents to discover that this event took place and bring it to your attention.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis group of parents had to do a job that someone in this school should have done,\u201d she added. \u201cIt is highly likely that had this group of parents not revealed their findings, the show would have gone on and continued for years to come. That should concern everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She also condemned Tyson for allegedly asking children to bring \u201ccash to tip the queens\u201d and providing social media handles for the performers \u2014 which included \u201ca video where they say \u2018sex\u2019 repeatedly while pretending to lick their boobs and performing oral sex, in addition to imitating doing cocaine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another mom blasts the French teacher for posting social media handles for the drag queens and encouraging students to bring money and \u201ctip the queens.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ca9GqCiILA\">pic.twitter.com\/ca9GqCiILA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1524178338843172865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cRecently I was told by one member of this board, \u2018We have an obligation to challenge our children and create critical thinkers.\u2019 I ask you \u2014 at what cost? I agree with you, we have that obligation,\u201d she added. \u201cHowever, you also have an obligation to provide a safe environment for our kids first and foremost.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One speaker warned the school board members about a movement that has a \u201cdesire to gain access to our children at a young age.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis movement hides behind words like \u2018inclusion,\u2019 \u2018equity,\u2019 \u2018social justice,\u2019 \u2018microaggression.\u2019 We have seen this play out across the country,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have seen in some school districts concerned parents labeled as \u2018troublemakers,\u2019 \u2018aggressors\u2019 \u2014 even \u2018domestic terrorists.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another parent discouraged activists from turning the discussion over the drag show into a \u201chate issue\u201d and brought up concerns over bullying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe as parents are constantly hearing of bullying and fighting issues at Hempfield High School,\u201d she remarked. \u201cWe are viewing videos of kids \u2014 my daughter shows me videos almost every day \u2014 being beaten repeatedly\u2026 What are we teaching these kids?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meridith Hilt, a co-founder of the \u201cLet\u2019s Talk Hempfield\u201d page who The Daily Wire previously interviewed, said that \u201cthe boldness of these people is the direct result of the degradation and total disregard for parental rights within our school system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve been coming to you for months with concerns, and we\u2019ve been scolded for not trusting the educators. Some of you sitting here have even accused us of disparaging wonderful people as we looked you in the eye and tried to force our concerns.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf kids feel upset or betrayed, it is a direct result of letting this go too far,\u201d Hilt continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first speaker in favor of the drag show appeared via Zoom with her camera turned off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhile drag shows may be unfamiliar to many in this community, they have an historical legacy and an important context in both the queer community and the fight for equal rights. Many of the parents who are horrified by what they believe to be a video of the show that took place here seem not to understand this,\u201d she commented. \u201cThese are teachable moments, in the appropriate context.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She also condemned members of the community for using terms such as \u201cgroomers\u201d and \u201cpredators,\u201d as well as characterizing the drag show as \u201cerotic\u201d or \u201cobscene.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The first speaker in favor of the drag show appears via Zoom and lays into the community for their purported bigotry: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ppZO6nwnMi\">pic.twitter.com\/ppZO6nwnMi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1524189104187244544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In the latter half of the meeting, more individuals spoke in favor of the drag show \u2014 including GSA Vice President Miguel Angel, who said that \u201cas someone in the LGBT community and as someone who was physically present at the event, and as someone who I like to think is educated enough to make the argument, I think that what the district is doing is wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In an interview with The Daily Wire, Peter Taraborelli \u2014 a taxpayer whose child is not yet old enough to attend Hempfield \u2014 called the drag queen incident a \u201cfailure of the system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>I attended tonight not to voice my opinion, but to show my support for those who were willing to do so,\u201d he explained. \u201cI wanted to be sure that what I saw as an overreach of an administration was properly shot down. The drag show was inappropriate.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI honestly believe this whole thing is a failure of the system,\u201d he remarked. \u201cThe teachers don\u2019t report issues because principals won\u2019t have their backs. Principals don\u2019t enforce the rules for fear of being hung out to dry by the administration. The administration doesn\u2019t do anything because they can pass blame off to the lower levels, and the school board won\u2019t make decisions because they care more about public opinion. Do I think this will change anything? Maybe in the long haul. Short term, probably not. Long term \u2026 hopefully.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHopefully more parents get and stay involved. Hopefully more run for local positions and make a difference, because this crap has got to change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire reached out to Hempfield School District\u2019s media relations team; no response was received in time for publication.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deluge of parents and taxpayers confronted school board members of Hempfield School District in Landisville, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday after a teacher invited multiple drag queens into the high school<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":1482604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1471619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1471619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1482604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1471619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1471619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1471619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}