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In most cases, when school boards are confronted about issues, it is the parents confronting them. After all, not only are they the taxpayers, but they also have a vested interest in their children’s education. In a recent case, however, one student didn’t wait around for her parents to take on her local school board. In what is a pretty gutsy move for someone her age, she decided to take the school board on herself. When it’s parents taking on the school board, in many cases, they turn a deaf ear to the parents’ concerns. Will having a student in their face finally make a difference?
InLansdale,Pennsylvania,atarecentNorthPennSchoolDistrictschoolboardmeeting,amiddleschoolstudentidentifyingas“Emily”addressedboardmembersandparentsinattendanceabouta13-year-oldtransgenderstudentwhoviolentlyattackedafellow12-year-oldstudent,beatingherwithametalStanleycup.Thestudentwashospitalizedaftertheattackwithanopenwoundthatrequiredstaplesinherhead.Emilywentontosaythattheattackwaspartofanalleged“hitlist”keptbythetransgenderstudentthatincludedthevictim
