Massachusetts students destroy rainbow decorations at middle school Pride eventBy Katherine Donlevy
June 13, 2023
Students at a Massachusetts middle school stormed their school’s Pride celebration earlier this month and destroyed rainbow decorations in what town officials are slamming as a bigoted and intolerant display.
The young protesters charged through Marshall Simons Middle School in Burlington on June 2 because the school had encouraged its students to show their pride by wearing rainbow clothing, Nancy Bonassera, co-chair of the Burlington Equity Coalition, told the town’s Select Committee Monday.
“There was a counter-demonstration in response to what should have been a day to celebrate where students wore red white and blue clothing chanted ‘my pronouns are USA’ and destroyed rainbow decorations at the school,” said Bonassera.
The protesting students intimidated others who were gladly participating in the celebration, which was organized by the school’s Spectrum club for LGBTQ+ students and allies, computer science teacher Diana Marcus told BCAT News.
Most of the students accepted and wore rainbow flag stickers that were offered by school administrators until they noticed their peers ripping them off and throwing them on the floor.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/massachusetts-students-derail-middle-school-pride-event/
