Central Bucks students and parents accused the district of creating a hostile environment for LGBTQ children during a school board meeting Tuesday. “These policies are hurting children that are already vulnerable and marginalized.” said one speaker.
Central Bucks students, parents and community members accused the district during a school board meeting Tuesday of creating a hostile environment for LGBTQ children — including by demanding the removal of Pride flags from classrooms — and called for the reinstatement of a teacher students described as a key ally.
Referring to “official and unofficial anti-LGTBQ actions implemented by this district,” Jodi Schwartz, a parent and former school board member, told the board that “many of you are extremely vocal about your individual rights.” “There are narratives out there, that we are forcing the removal of flags in classrooms because we don’t care about transgender students, students who are struggling with their sexuality,” Lucabaugh said. “I can tell you right now, hanging a flag doesn’t do anything to keep a kid safe.” He added that “we can agree to disagree on this, but classrooms absolutely need to be apolitical. I don’t want to see Make America Great flags hanging, I don’t want to see Biden flags hanging.
Lucabaugh didn’t name any employee. But numerous students and parents spoke out in favor of Lenape Middle School social studies teacher Andrew Burgess, whom they said had been suspended from the district Friday. An online petition with more than 3,000 signatures calling for his reinstatement alleged that Burgess was suspended “for giving a trans student a phone number to call if they felt unsafe or bullied.
“He helps so many different kids,” Hopwood said, noting that she’s been getting calls from parents telling her “my child’s in tears” and questioning the reason for the teacher’s departure.Among the students who spoke in support of Burgess Tuesday was Julien Jones, who said that after coming out as trans this year, he had been harassed and threatened by fellow students. Guidance counselors told him “they’re immature, they’ll grow out of it,” Jones said.
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