The story was picked up by several widely-read sites, included in Tucker Carlsons daily newsletter, and reshared on prominent Twitter accounts in addition to going viral on Facebook. The superintendent tells WLKY the situation is being addressed, but according to a concerned grandparent, its an ongoing problem that has many students on edge. Not to say that a teacher cannot lose control of a classroom from time to time, but not in these circumstances. Sheryl, if you have the name of the school district, and you can show me proof in the form of a written school policy, and put me in touch with your teacher friend in Georgia who can give me verifiable details, Ill be happy to write another follow-up article. North Kingstown is in the news again as a school is reportedly allowing two students to identify as cats this school year complete with providing a litter box. He can be reached at anewman@thenewamerican.com or throughLiberty Sentinel Media. "The students are told they cant wear hats or Budweiser shirts in school, but they can wear cat ears, cat tails, masks, leashes. Baize and Theresa Finn addressed the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. Board on Monday about social media rumors that the school district is allowing students to dress and behave as animals,. Have them investigate and collect real evidence on what is really occurring. In fact, later in the episode, Gabbard said, There are no boundaries anymore to which Rogan responded with, Right. A Michigan school district has debunked a wild claim that a school provided litter boxes for students who identified as "furries . Youre literally following a rumor mill. go to the park or an animal shelter and maybe youll be adopted! But according to Superintendent Mark Martin, a petition isnt needed. AM 1380 / 99.9 FM WNRI. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . John DePetro Show The. How were you or your family members conceived?! This isnt about mocking transgender people. And today, I am equally stunned and a little bit upset -- well, not a little bit -- I'm furious," she said, according to a video of the meeting posted to YouTube. "I was hearing rumblings of this last year, but it really got bad when they went back to school this year. Students at a ritzy, progressive college in Manhattan are demanding 'A' grades and tuition refunds among other things after a 25-day faculty strike, and they're occupying a campus building amid the protest.What are the details?Students at The New School have entered their second week of protests and occupation of a campus building, the New York Post reported. Go to the fifth roweverybody's there. "I will do some more investigation," she added. And they are purring instead of answering questions and they miaow and the teachers are not allowed to question it because its considered a queer identity., Walsh responds: The teachers have to affirm them as a cat? ," one Twitter user responded. Bizarre moment woman turns up at McDonald's drive-thru on a HORSE. Occams Razor would indicate she was just chasing clicks. This is freakn ridiculous! email: John@depetro.com. In a bizarre turn of events, a Michigan school superintendent was compelled to deny a rumor that he was providing litter boxes to students who "self-identified" as cats and dogs. I just always had a fascination with cats and I felt myself, I'm a cat. AUSTRALIAN schools are facing claims that students are being allowed to identify as cats in what a senator labelled a symptom of the 'radical left'. All of this was according to a false Facebook post that said it was to accommodate students who were "identifying as cats or dogs." After an investigation, the district said it can flatly debunk . In fact, Tyler Kingkade, an investigative reporter for NBC News, put together a thread of the 20 politicians whove falsely claimed this year that schools are accommodating who kids identify as cats, putting little boxes on campus for them [sic], in his words: That thread included statements from U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado), as you can see above, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), as you can see below: Litter boxes in schools bathrooms and hallways could be health code violations. This is about stupidity not transphobia. The Newman Report has received communications about this disturbing trend from parents across multiple states including Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and more. The grandmother is urging parents and family members to attend the Meade County School Board meeting on Sept. 14 to request further action. She went on to insist that students who identify as cats can use litter boxes in one school's unisex restroom. Washington Examiner brings the best in breaking news and analysis on politics. Im convinced theyre trying to suck us up into their world of crazy . I dont take a political position and will not, as its important for all cat lovers to feel comfortable reading the site and participating in discussions. First, there was the news of Bruce Jenner transitioning to become Caitlyn Jenner. 13:01, 24 AUG 2022. can't make this up . She said it could also be used by students who were delaying 'age-appropriate developments'. Claims of students identifying as cats have been popping up with increasing frequency in the USA, with claims being made in Michigan, Idaho, Iowa, Utah, Texas, and . These people will hiss at you or scratch at you if they dont like something youre doing., According to the grandmother quoted by the NBC affiliate, she first became aware of the bizarre fetish spreading among school children in 2020. The story originated in the Courier Mail with Associate Editor Kylie Lang sharing that she'd heard of the cat-identifying students via it being discussed at a recent dinner party. January 26, 2022 12:44pm. Yet it seems the rumor has reached Oregon, with recent gossip asserting Salem-Keizer Public Schools officials approved a student's request to self-identify as a cat and allowed litter boxes. It's sanitary. I go through life being a cat - it's just who I am." "It all started in high school, I have always been into cats, I mean that's where my name came from. Call in 401-766-1380.John DePetro The Independent Man. That way you can get enough data to determine whether any real legislative action is necessary and maybe even get it into the scientific litter-ature. Apparently, from what I understand, theyre called furries, the grandmother told WLKY. The latest madness is the news of a teenage girl who identifies as a cat the latest example of how self-identification is not necessarily an expression of the healthiest or best thing for. I was not fired," she concludes. Rogan hasnt been the only person to make such litter box claims. Brainwashed School Kids Now Identifying as Animal Furries, The Manchurian Athlete: The American Olympic Skier Who Is Representing China, Avenatti Guilty Again. In the demented . Students identifying as cats are considered to be a hoax that first came into prominence at a Michigan school board hearing last year, and has been repeatedly denied by school officials throughout . But this story is real. "It is unconscionable that this afternoon I am sending this communication," the superintendent of Midland Public Schools, Michael Sharrow, wrote last Thursday in a message shared on Facebook. Excuse me? The false claim nevertheless gained traction after being shared by Meshawn Maddock, the Michigan Republican Party Co-Chair. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, accessed April 7, James (Duke) Pesta. Of course, if males can impersonate or claim to believe they are females and gain access to restrooms for the opposite sex, there is absolutely no logical reason why students who identify as cats should not be provided litter boxes. Journalist Leisa Goddard has told Sky News program Hardgrave that she has evidence of some high school students identifying as cats. No. Listen weekdays 11:00-2:00 pm. Jury: He Stole $300K From Porn Queen Daniels, Idaho School Board Shuts Down Parents Over Transgender Policy, Public Schools Should be Abolished, Christians Must Leave: Kevin Novak, Study: School Causes Children to Commit Suicide. Theyre all just like yours: A friend of a friend says it happened in their daughters district, or a teacher friend said she heard a school put a litter box in a bathroom. The Meade County superintendent told WLKY that the situation is being addressed, but a . Answering the Left: But do you know any gay people? Nothing wrong with being Transphobic . According to the Daily Mail, in Melbourne, Australia, there is a teenage girl who identifies as cat. Rep. Mary Bentley's bill would let teachers ignore students' preferred names and pronouns, and she says the state should do more in case a youth identifies "as a cat, as a furry." By Trudy Ring . "I'm all for creativity and imagination but when someone lives in a fantasy world and expects other people to go along I have a problem with that.". , updated ', "Let me be clear in this communication. Im sure you can appreciate the difference between internet bullshittery and a legitimate, verified instance of a school district making allowances for furries or putting litter boxes in school bathrooms. No Litter Boxes For Students Who Identify As Cats: Superintendent Beth Dalbey 1/25/2022 Like Comments | 2 MIDLAND, MI As the culture wars around gender identity ramp up, a school. Meanwhile, one woman who did not identify herself took to social media to explain that she was fired as a substitute teacher for refusing to meow back to a self-proclaimed furry child in the class she was subbing for. There are websites that claim there is a catgender movement, but that is a different thing. "I was hearing rumblings of this last year, but it really got bad when they went back to school this year. Dr Locke said the behaviour should be addressed if it was disrupting classroom learning or taking a toll on the wellbeing of the student. The district denied the allegation, but then just a couple of days later we were told about students "identifying" as cats in another district. Steve . I read that a comedian joked how he asks to be regarded with the possessive pronoun there, because he identifies as a place. Unless theyre actually harming their classmates, I see no cause for panic.. Girls have been caught 'preening' themselves, licking the backs of their hands and walking around with their arms hanging towards the ground 'as if they're on all fours'. Top image: A 20-year-old Norwegian woman who identifies as a cat. A video of a central Michigan school board meeting went national in mid-January after a parent claimed . January 11 (as per the video page source), that she is a substitute teacher and details a morning roll call with students. "Apparently, from what I understand, theyre called 'furries,'" the grandmother, who asked to remain anonymous, told WLKY. Woman rails against school board for placing litter boxes in bathrooms for students that "identify as cats" and requiring Covid tests to attend school. Kat told Barcroft TV: "I have always been different. And where is the evidence that there is a growing crisis in schools of people identifying as cats using a litter box in a hallway, as a Tennessee state lawmaker claimed in the video accompanying Kingkades tweet below: There is certainly no shortages of crises in the U.S. right now, ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic to the obesity epidemic to mass shootings to pollution and climate change. Bronski agreed that children identifying as animals and disrupting classrooms was not a genuine phenomenon. Meade County Schools will not discuss individual student discipline due to privacy laws. Reuters has not found evidence of widespread cases of schoolchildren identifying as furries disrupting classrooms for this reason. At least 20 Republican politicians have claimed that schools are making accommodations for students who identify as cats . The one thing thats certain, however, is that cats dont deserve to be in the middle of this mess. The latest notion that schools would supply litter boxes for students who consider themselves cats is apparently rooted in an increasingly tolerant student culture for those that openly. The schools all have expectations for students, and while the expectations may differ slightly depending on the student, their identity does not influence the expectations: that includes not. I pointed out last week that we not only have men who identify as women (and vice versa), but we have whites who identify as blacks and human beings who identify as animals, including cats, dogs, parrots, and even mythical dragons. Urinating and dedication in a litter box, for others to clean up is unsanitary and quite frankly disgusting. If youre on the right, youre might argue that some schools have gone so overboard with political correctness, its not a stretch to imagine privileges conferred on the allegedly cat-identified. [Doctors] dont have evidence that [the treatment] will be the right one, McHugh said in 2019. Author lied. How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point. False: The claim is demonstrably false. website:https://t.co/MPw6FiMZbz, Wisconsin Bids for a Flat Income Tax - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsin-bids-for-a-flat-income-tax-badger-state-progressive-migration-savings-budget-surplus-11673802108, Framingham Police searching for missing woman https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/middlesex-county/framingham-police-searching-missing-woman/HRPPQVET3ZFQHPZJZZ5PBFSPZI/?taid=63c62b6a878c9f0001f3806f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter, Copyright John DePetro. A SCHOOL in Michigan has bizarrely been accused by outraged parents of installing litter boxes in bathrooms for students who identify as cats and dogs. Excuse me?' None of them have ever reported feeling like their teachers or anyone else in their life were expected by society to respect their queer identity. The school reportedly said in a statement that its students were demonstrating a range of issues from mental health, anxiety or identity issues. Its a safe bet that the girl identifying as a cat fits this description. Then, there was the news of Target permitting transgender people to use fitting rooms and restrooms aligned with their gender identity, not their biological sex. A teenage girl from Melbourne, Australia, identifies as a cat, according to multiple news stories. A TikTok user, whose account name is @crazynamebridgetmichael, explains in the video. According to Julie Dolan of WLKY in Louisville, Meade County High School is dealing with a small group of students who are dressing up and acting like cats while at school. Who was Suzanne Morphew's brother David Moorman. After deciding to "fact check" whether the video has indeed spread online, she found it on several outlets including Citizen Free Press, News Punch and "Tucker Carlson's newsletter" (Newsweek has not been able to independently verify the latter claim). The woman says she was born the wrong species. My psychologist told me I can grow out of it, but I doubt it, she told an interviewer. Massive Backlash To New Claims! "However, our Midland PS stakeholders may be confused about a false message/accusation that has resurfaced this week and is gaining traction in the social media realm.". 'Girls who identify as felines preen themselves, licking the back of their hands, and the foxes walk around with their arms leaning towards the ground, as if they're on all fours; the kids are all talking about it.'. Jared Polis next month, said in a radio interview last week that "schools are tolerating" students "identifying as cats." She then doubled down on that position in subsequent interviews over the past several days: She told Fox31 that she'd received more than 100 messages . In a follow-up video the teacher admitted she made up the story to create awareness of what kids are going through at school. She didnt elaborate, so its not clear if she was criticizing school policies for allowing students to identify as different genders or arguing that kids needs arent accommodated. A Nebraska lawmaker went on a tirade about kids identifying as cats - just to apologize later because it wasn't true. Human civilization has to put a halt to these destructive behaviors. Minnesota Gubernatorial Candidate Scott Jensen Falsely Claimed Kids Were Identifying As Cats. School provides litterbox for students who identify as cats? I am a writer, journalist, professor, systems modeler, computational and digital health expert, avocado-eater, and entrepreneur, not always in that order. You guys are truly ignorant. The Michigan incident started when a mom of kids at the Midland School District, about 130 miles northwest of Detroit, spoke at a school board meeting about a rumor which she took as fact alleging the school was accommodating furries by providing litter boxes in unisex bathrooms. A furry is someone who role-plays or identifies as an animal, or an animal character with human-like characteristics. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, The bizarre rumor pertains to a school in Michigan's Midland Public Schools District, Parents have claimed that at least one litter box was installed in a unisex bathroom for children who identify themselves as 'furries', Superintendent Michael E. 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