A gay student talking about bullying at a Massachusetts school board meeting was shouted over by a woman yelling ‘This is the indoctrination’ (Yahoo!)

A gay student talking about bullying at a Massachusetts school board meeting was shouted over by a woman yelling ‘This is the indoctrination’ – By Jake Epstein (Insider) / Oct 29 2021

• A Massachusetts student talking about bullying she experienced was shouted over by a parent at a board meeting.
• A parent referred to high schooler Mackenzie Atwood’s claims of bullying as “the indoctrination.”
• The exchange at the meeting on Tuesday is not an isolated incident, the district’s superintendent said in a statement.

An openly gay Massachusetts student sharing her experiences with bullying at a school board meeting on Tuesday was left in tears after she was shouted over by a woman from the audience who called it “indoctrination.”

Mackenzie Atwood of Franklin High School explained at the board meeting that she had been bullied because of her sexual orientation.

Atwood said she’s heard from fellow classmates who have been called homophobic and racial slurs in the hallways.

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