High school math teacher threatens to punish students after Pride video class protest
‘Why are you showing this to kids?’: Moment when high school math teacher threatens to punish students if they protest showing a Pride video
- The answer came from an unnamed teacher from what has been identified as Edison High School in Huntington Beach
A video has surfaced of a high school teacher threatening to punish students after being told they are protesting showing a Pride Month video.
A student at what has been identified as Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, filmed classmates who can be heard moaning “Stop” and “Turn it off.”
A student yells, “Why are you showing this to kids?”
In response, the unnamed teacher says to the students, “Hey, I’ll warn you now, if you start acting inappropriately, I’ll supervise and give you all Saturday school for [indiscernible]. So stop it.’
The clip has now gone viral after someone claiming to be a parent of one of the students shared it on social media.
A student at what has been identified as Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California filmed classmates who can be heard moaning “Stop” and “Turn it off”
The video was also shared by conservative commentator Robby Starbuck and has been viewed more than 10 million times.
He said, “Parents of children at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California say this video was played to their children in math class. The kids obviously didn’t want to watch this pride video, so the teacher threatened them with Saturday school to get them to watch it.”
The video starts with an image of the rainbow flag with the words ‘Pride Month’ on the screen. It then shows happy couples and ends with the message: ‘Don’t forget to LOVE each other’.
A local LGBTQ supporter, upset by the students’ reaction, shared the full video on social media.
The original poster of the video said it was being shown in all classes. Starbuck claimed that some students had told him that the video played in all classes.
The video starts with an image of the rainbow flag with the words ‘Pride Month’ on the screen. It then shows happy couples and ends with the message: ‘Don’t forget to LOVE each other’
Here’s the video that was shown at Edison High. It’s a simple explanation of #Pride month and does not show two women kissing, only their heads together.
The message of this video is to love and accept everyone on campus. That’s all. #BoltTV @EdisonChargers pic.twitter.com/EcWN5YofM9— Exposed_Huntington_Beach (@exposing_hb) June 12, 2023
It comes as at least five states have been targeted by disturbing fake bomb threats amid a backlash over Target’s LGBTQ+ Pride product decisions.
The brand withdrew some of its products due to what it said were “threats” to staff.
According to the Washington Post, the hoaxes were reported in Oklahoma, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Louisiana, though no explosives were found.
Target said in a statement that law enforcement has investigated the threats and determined the stores are safe. It said all stores are “currently open and have normal hours.”
In a statement in late May, Target spokeswoman Kayla Castañeda said, “Given these volatile circumstances, we are adjusting our plans, including removing items that were central to the most significant confrontational behavior.”
There has been a conservative backlash in recent weeks against US brands expressing their support for Pride Month and other LGBTQ+ issues.
Some are against the ‘awakening’ of sentiment in marketing campaigns.
A transgender model who was banned from the White House on Tuesday after going topless at a Pride event where she met President Joe Biden has complained about companies shying away from LGBTQ+ influencers.
Rose Montoya, 27, unhooked the top of her dress on Saturday and grabbed her chest on the South Lawn as someone yelled, “Are we topless in the White House?”
Video of the move went viral on social media and was condemned by the White House.