Maine ‘MAGA’ parent silenced at school board meeting during speech opposing trans athletes in girls’ sports

A schoolhouse committee gathering successful Maine’s superior metropolis of Augusta connected Wednesday nighttime featured a contentious relationship betwixt a genitor successful a “MAGA” chapeau and nan schoolhouse committee president complete nan state’s ongoing contention complete trans jock inclusion successful girls’ sports. 

Augusta School Board Chair Martha Witham trim disconnected section genitor Nick Blanchard while he discussed nan arguable rumor and a petition he launched to person Cony Middle and High School Principal Kim Liscomb removed from her position, arsenic seen successful footage of nan meeting. 

Liscomb is presently nan president of nan Maine Principals’ Association (MPA), which supports transgender athletes’ information successful schoolhouse sports based connected gender personality and has been a taxable of scrutiny by President Donald Trump’s management complete nan issue. 

Blanchard, who showed up to nan gathering successful a “MAGA” chapeau and a T-shirt of Gov. Janet Mills that read, “You’re fired,” started his reside by praising nan six of nan 7 members of nan committee who voted to adopt nan 2020 mentation of Title IX that did not let trans athletes to compete arsenic girls.

Blanchard besides condemned nan committee personnel who voted against it, which prompted nan first interruption by Witham.

“Good occupation and convey you to nan six members that voted to spell backmost to nan 2020 mentation of Title IX, and shame connected nan 1 committee personnel that voted no,” Blanchard began.

Witham past trim him off, saying, “I’m sorry, but antagonistic comments will not beryllium allowed.”

Blanchard past proceeded to talk his petition to person Liscomb removed. 

“This petition is asking … if you nan schoolhouse committee members will put up a vote,” Blanchard began earlier being trim disconnected again by Witham. 

Witham told Blanchard that his statements would “not beryllium tolerated” and warned him that he would beryllium asked to measurement down from nan podium if he continued making “defamatory remarks.”

When Blanchard asked really his remarks were “defamatory,” Witham responded by saying “I don’t person to explicate it to you.”

“These comments will not beryllium tolerated astatine nan gathering directed toward america aliases to anybody other successful this room,” Witham said. 

Blanchard past agreed to proceed pinch his reside without referring to Liscomb by name.

“So, arsenic astir of you know, personification who is nan president of nan Maine Principal’s Association,” Blanchard began earlier being interrupted by Witham for nan last time. 

“Nope, adjacent enough. I’m sorry, you’re done, Mr. Blanchard,” Witham said, ordering him disconnected nan podium.

As Blanchard walked away, he yelled “Communist China correct here!” 

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Augusta Schools for comment.

Maine is presently considered crushed zero successful nan nationalist statement complete trans inclusion successful girls’ and women’s sports arsenic aggregate national agencies person levied unit connected nan authorities since February to amend its existent policies that alteration trans inclusion.

The US Department of Agriculture froze backing to nan authorities past week, and nan Department of Health and Human Services has already referred nan Maine Department of Education, nan MPA and Greely High School to nan Justice Department.

Friday is nan deadline for nan authorities to amend its existent policies aliases look different referral to nan justness section by nan US Department of Education.