A Michigan father pulled his sons out of their public elementary school this week after he says the school allowing a 9-year-old who identifies as a boy to use the bathroom with his son caused “embarrassment and intimidation.”
Matt Stewart took three children, who are all under the age of 10, out of school after his son reported using the bathroom alongside a 9-year-old student who is biologically female. A staff member present instructed the student to look at the wall and talked to Stewart’s son about standing closer to the urinal, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Stewart said the district did not notify parents it would comply with a Justice Department directive for public schools to allow trans students to use the bathroom of their gender identity, and he’s frustrated he couldn’t discuss the measure with his children before it was implemented.
“My children are having to choose between embarrassment and intimidation,” Stewart told WDIV, adding his 9-year-old was left feeling like “he was doing something wrong.”
As of Thursday, Stewart’s children, who attend Southwest Elementary in Howell, Michigan, had missed three days of school. He told the news station he would consider homeschooling his kids or sending them to another school district if the public wasn’t allowed any input on the policy.
11 states are currently suing the Obama administration over the directive.
h/t RawStory
