Posted on 04/18/2024 6:05:53 PM PDT by Morgana
Students at a Utah middle school staged a walkout to protest their peers who identified as 'furries' - people who dress up in costumes of animals - scratching and biting classmates.
The hours-long protest took place outside Mt. Nebo Middle School in Payson, Utah, on Wednesday. It was triggered by a petition demanding a stricter dress code, with some middle schoolers reported the offending students were physically attacking other people.
A 'furry' is anyone with a strong interest in anthropomorphic animals. Enthusiasts often don full-body animal costumes and gather at 'furry' conventions.
The allegations from inside Mt. Nebo Middle School drew condemnation from members of the costumed community themselves.
'It's crazy that it's escalated to this point where these kids are being so distracting to their peers that their peers want to stage a walkout,' a furry identified as 'Strudel' told ABC 4 in Utah.
Around 75 parents and students gathered on the sidewalk by the school campus, holding up posters with messages ranging from 'Compelled speech is not free speech' to 'Stop brainwashing us!'
The demonstration was preceded by a Change.org petition titled 'Students for Humans at School, not animals aka furries' that went live on Sunday.
While the initial target was 500 signatures, the campaign quickly racked up more than 1,000 of them. The petition had received over 1,430 signatures.
It calls for stronger enforcement of Section 3.8.1 of the district's dress code, which prohibits 'elements of a student's appearance that draw undue attention, distract, disrupt, or otherwise interfere with the learning atmosphere at school.'
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The daughter of the principal is one of the deviants.
That explains why the district is denying the whole thing.
Gee, now that principal will have to actually PARENT their sick kid instead of celebrating their mental illness.
The principal is mental for encouraging this. Assuming he bought the daughter’s suit. Sick, sick.
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