Oklahoma school district closes for 2 days after parents threaten 12 year old transgender student

[pepperbear]

https://www.newsweek.com/oklahoma-school-closes-because-parents-started-abusing-transgender-student-1073109?amp=1


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An Oklahoma school has been temporarily closed after a group of parents hurled abuse at a transgender student on Facebook.

Twelve-year-old “Maddie” (not her real name) has identified as a girl since 2016. She had previously used the staff bathroom, but following renovations she struggled to find it and instead used the girls' facilities.

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[redstatebluegirl]

1. I live in Oklahoma, I wish I could say I was surprised, but I am not.

The sad thing is this is ADULTS, not kids. Neither one is acceptable, but ADULTS?????

[Ohiogal]

2. This made me want to cry

What kind of world is this when adults do this to a child? These people are monsters.

[Matthew28]

4. One that

elects people like Donald Trump and Hitler.

[bitterross]

5. "Adults" are where the kids learn the hate

So, no surprise about this at all. I don't think OK is an outlier on this.

[Matthew28]

3. So much hatred

Why can't people accept that some people are different?

[LonePirate]

6. I suspect the children of the bigoted adults are far less outraged by Maddie.

Those bigoted parents are a lost cause and deserve police follow-ups and arrests as necessary.

[beachbum bob]

7. Legal charges could be filed...you can't threaten harm to a minor..

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. Horrific and disturbing

This is good illustration of where all of the hatred and willful disinformation about vulnerable populations inevitably winds up- violence/threats of violence against said population. I hope that the people posting these things wind up being prosecuted, especially since their behavior literally shut a school down to ensure their target's safety