Protests turn violent outside school board meeting in Glendale

happened, Mario Good morning. Melvin Jenkins morning that clash over pride curriculum here at the Glendale Unified School District headquarters, and there were hundreds of people that showed up here in the parking lot to demonstrate. Take a look sky. Foxx was over the scene and you can see the moments when that crowd became violent here. Dueling protests outside the Glendale Unified Board meeting that led to law enforcement, declaring an unlawful assembly. Meanwhile inside the school board was voting on reconsidering pride curriculum highlighting LGBTQ, plus issues that has been in place since 2019. Unified as it follows California law, which states that every person on campus has a right to be referred to by their preferred pronoun. Meanwhile parents community members almost demonstrate They need to stop asking little Children what they sexually identify as Children are not sexual beings, nor should they be. I think it's really important to be here to stand up for all Children. And not be exclusive. We are an inclusive community. The school board later did vote unanimously to declare June pride month and move forward with the curriculum advocates say LGBT Q plus representation in school studies is important. Opponents say they don't want the content to be introduced to Children. Police, meanwhile, say many of the protesters here at this protest at this demonstration were also present during a violent exchange between demonstrators outside Saticoy Elementary in North Hollywood last week over a scheduled pride assembly and back out here live Glendale, police say. Three people were arrested here in the parking lot yesterday, one of them for allegedly using

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Published: Wed Jun 07 2023