{"id":1783019,"date":"2022-12-21T15:03:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1783019"},"modified":"2022-12-21T15:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:03:16","slug":"social-worker-secretly-gave-13-year-old-daughter-chest-binder-to-flatten-her-breasts-mom-tells-school-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-worker-secretly-gave-13-year-old-daughter-chest-binder-to-flatten-her-breasts-mom-tells-school-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Worker Secretly Gave 13-Year-Old Daughter Chest Binder To Flatten Her Breasts, Mom Tells School Board"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fsocial-worker-secretly-gave-13-year-old-daughter-chest-binder-to-flatten-her-breasts-mom-tells-school-board%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=1783019&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--><p>A social worker at a Maine school gave a 13-year-old girl a chest binder and secretly supported her gender transition without informing her parents, the girl\u2019s mother claims.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, mom Amber Lavigne gave an emotional <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v20zf1q-maine-mom-discovers-school-provided-chest-binder-to-her-13-year-old.html\">speech<\/a> to the Central Lincoln County School System school board in southern Maine, claiming a social worker at Great Salt Bay Community School had provided her daughter with a chest binder, a device used to crush female breasts in order to achieve a more masculine appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is a minor child,\u201d the mom said, her voice breaking, \u201cand under no circumstances should she have been provided a chest binder without knowledge of the parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lavigne said she discovered the chest binder in her daughter\u2019s bedroom on December 2. She also noted that her daughter expressed that she had made the discovery because keeping a secret from her parents had been causing her distress, anxiety, and depression.<\/p>\n<p>Binding can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/social-issues\/chest-binding-can-lead-to-chronic-pain-this-genderqueer-massage-therapist-wants-to-help\/2018\/12\/26\/cfadf6cc-0493-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html\">cause<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/a-to-z-guides\/what-is-chest-binding\">a litany<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statsforgender.org\/binding\/\">negative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/13691058.2016.1191675?journalCode=tchs20\">effects<\/a>, including rib fractures, shortness of breath, potentially chronic back and chest pain, bad posture, overheating, numbness, lightheadedness, and fungal infections. A 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/13691058.2016.1191675?journalCode=tchs20\">study<\/a> found that more than 97% of people reported at least one of 28 different negative effects due to binding.<\/p>\n<p>Lavigne has since pulled her daughter from the school.<\/p>\n<p>The school social worker in question is allegedly Samuel Roy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themainewire.com\/2022\/12\/damariscotta-maine-teacher-social-worker-gender-transition-sam-roy\/\">according<\/a> to the Maine Wire, a local outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/greatsaltbayschool.org\/?page_id=59\">staff list<\/a> for Great Salt Bay Community School appears to have been scrubbed from their website since December 18. However, an archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221218023545\/https:\/\/greatsaltbayschool.org\/staff\/\">version<\/a> of the webpage shows Roy listed as a social worker.<\/p>\n<p>Lavigne\u2019s daughter was originally assigned to a different social worker, but when Roy took over her care in October her parents were never informed, Lavigne told the school board. The social worker provided the 13-year-old with the chest binder just two weeks after meeting her, she claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA social worker at the school encouraged a student to keep a secret from their parents. This is the very definition of child predatory sexual grooming,\u201d Lavigne\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>The school\u2019s policies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themainewire.com\/2022\/12\/maine-school-hides-staff-list-after-report-on-secret-gender-transition-for-13-year-old-girl\/\">reportedly<\/a> prohibit staff members from \u201casking a student to keep a secret.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lavigne demanded that all district employees who were aware that the chest binder was provided to her daughter be fired immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaws, policies, and parental trust were broken,\u201d she said, \u201cand the decisions made drove a wedge between a child and their parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo other parent should have to go through the trauma and distress, serious distress, that this has caused my family,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Lavigne told The Daily Wire that her attorney is filing a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, School Board Chairman Samuel Belknap said the board is \u201cnot able to discuss confidential student and staff information in public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen administrators receive concerns from parents and\/or students about potential issues in school, the Board has specific policies and procedures in place that must be followed when addressing those concerns,\u201d read the school board\u2019s statement,\u00a0provided to The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Board is aware that rumors and allegations have been published and republished on various social media platforms relating to this issue,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cWhile it is unfortunate that some individuals have sought to use this issue to try and divide our community, as a Board, we are committed not only to following Maine law but also honoring our school\u2019s core values, and focusing on treating each other with dignity and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Lynsey Johnston provided the same statement but did not respond when asked whether the district is investigating the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social worker at a Maine school gave a 13-year-old girl a chest binder and secretly supported her gender transition without informing her parents, the girl\u2019s mother claims. 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