The divisiveness on the Chilliwack school board has reached a whole new level, with two sitting trustees encouraging police action against a third.
At the centre of the issue is a battle over library reading material and its contents 91裸聊视频� an debate amongst trustees that first began in June when sitting trustee Heather Maahs took issue with 91裸聊视频楢ll Boys aren91裸聊视频檛 Blue91裸聊视频� being available at a local school library.
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Most recently, in a Facebook post on Aug. 17, Willow Reichelt argued against banning books with LGBTQ2S+ and anti-racist content, suggesting that 91裸聊视频渘o one advocating book banning in 2022 has any business being involved in public education.91裸聊视频�
On Aug. 19 Reichelt returned to Facebook, saying she had received two emails threatening to report her to the RCMP. A post being shared by the Facebook group EXPOSING SOGI 123 threatened the same.
91裸聊视频淎re you a parent with children in Chilliwack schools? Are you tired of the pornographic material/books being shown to minors, children under 16? Do you want to DO SOMETHING about it? I am looking for parents in Chilliwack who are willing to file police reports against the trustee pushing these books on our children, Willow Reichelt and anyone else who approved of their use in schools. I am hoping to be ready to file our reports to the sex crimes unit of the Chilliwack RCMP.91裸聊视频�
Reichelt grabbed screenshots from trustees Darrell Furgason and Barry Neufeld, who appear to encourage the filing of police reports.
91裸聊视频淚f you want to get traction on this post, you should post it publicly!91裸聊视频� Neufeld wrote. 91裸聊视频淏e prepared for some nasty pushback, but ALL parents need to know!91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚 am not not surprised about Willow Reichelt91裸聊视频檚 response to your concerns,91裸聊视频� wrote Furgason. 91裸聊视频淪he and the other 3 91裸聊视频榳oke91裸聊视频� Trustees all stand in favour of sexual 91裸聊视频榚ducation91裸聊视频� being taught to young students in our District. I totally agree with your concerns about sexualizing young children, and suggest that you do proceed with your actions with the RCMP.91裸聊视频�
In her Facebook response, Reichelt said enough is enough.
91裸聊视频淪o now two sitting trustees in the span of 24 hours have tried to get me arrested for defending freedom of thought,91裸聊视频� Reichelt responded. 91裸聊视频淎 reminder of my supposed crime: I told people to read books and think for themselves.91裸聊视频�
Reichelt has been a staunch defender of 91裸聊视频楢ll Boys aren91裸聊视频檛 Blue,91裸聊视频� saying it has been given a starred review by Kirkus (Book Review Service) and glowing reviews by School Library Journal, Booklist and the New York Times.
91裸聊视频淒iverse representation leads to empathy, compassion, understanding and a sense of belonging,91裸聊视频� she said in June, responding to Maahs91裸聊视频� comments. 91裸聊视频淪exuality is part of human experience, and some books written for a teen audience contain sexual content. Young-adult fiction presents this content in an age-appropriate manner and tends to focus on the social-emotional aspects.91裸聊视频�
The Progress reached out to Neufeld and Furgason for comment, but did not receive a response before this story was published.
The Chilliwack school board election is Oct. 15.
The field of declared candidates includes Reichelt, Maahs, Furgason, Neufeld, David Swankey, Carin Bondar, Teri Westerby, Margaret Reid and Brian Vangarderen.
eric.welsh@theprogress.com
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