Caldwell School District meeting ends abruptly after chaotic scene

Proposed policy 3281, focused on gender identity and sexual orientation, brought hundreds of people out to the Caldwell School District Board meeting Monday night.

[@twosocks1976]

This is not an accurate depiction of what happened at the school board meeting. Parents have the right to show up in protest policies like this, and to have a voice in their child's education. The problem isn't with the angry parents, the problems with the school board members who don't care for on listen to what these angry parents are trying to say. They, the school board members, think they are fully in charge of what kind of education the kids get. I honestly wish more parents would do what I did, and simply pull your kids out of the school system. We have got to stop looking at public education as free daycare and start taking back our responsibility to provide a proper Civic and moral education to our kids. Clearly, the state and federal government are incapable of doing that, and now they are working in direct opposition to parents wishes. Those who say kids don't care about this stuff clearly don't understand what being a kid is all about they don't have the care, and they don't have the perspective and the experience to know what these policies ultimately mean for them and the kids they may eventually have one day. Of course they don't care. They don't care because they don't understand the ramifications.

[@justcausee]

At this point it is not a question of capability, but intent. These people revel in their mandate to indoctrinate. Make schools groomer-free again.

[@bobverick]

For inspiration on how to handle this, look up Pennsbury School District settlement. It goes along the same lines. The board members do not get to dictate what people say and how they want to say it.

[@cloudy_exe2022]

so , i see your point and believe me i understand your concerns. i attended the meeting myself , but then was kicked out because they ran out of room and so i watched the livestream instead. the board wanted to listen. they set very specific and clear boundaries, and on multiple occasions the crowd did not listen and continue to applaud , make noise , threaten , etc. take your kids out of school if you want to teach them what you want , but you can’t get mad at an entire school district with thousands of students that dont cater to you. you aren’t the only parent and family. i’ve always been taught to be kind to others , and what was demonstrated at the meeting was not kind behavior. my morals mean being accepting and kind to others , especially those in the lgbtq+ community. we have different morals , and it is the boards job to listen to both of us and find some middle ground. if you don’t like it , leave.

[@brianmagee1061]

I was just thinking that

[@angelatkins4330]

Using bigoted and hateful speech against many of the students is a violation of school committee rules. The fact that these were parents speaking like this is disgusting.

[@kelaarin]

The people have spoken. No peace, until the board listens to the people. A full recall of this activist board is warranted.

[@LowEarthOrbit966]

Throw them ALL in jail

[@angelatkins4330]

Wow, so you want to enforce your hateful and bigoted views on school children to prevent trans students from their equal rights? Why are you so fascist?

[@fortomorrowwehunt8449]

@wreed355 yeah let's hear from the people who think it's okay to subject young woman, to a invasion of their privacy and comfort to allow anyone with a dick to undress with them smh

[@NeocadeX]

@W Reed Nothat was all.

[@roystonmason9125]

@@fortomorrowwehunt8449 oh no , the worse thing in the world

[@LostButHere]

They want input but don't want to hear what goes against their agenda

[@travisc5658]

They don't even want input. They want control. It's an agenda. People are fed up. They can do anything m- bur when it hit the schools- parents said enough.

[@travisc5658]

There will be uprisings

[@nebick27]

They only want praise

[@brekedekdang39]

Yes. The parents wanted to provide input but don't want anything that goes against their agenda. Their agenda is to keep things the same and continue to fight in opposition to trans rights. Their agenda is to transform our school system into a Christian-based institution that indoctrinates kids to be Christian conservatives who believe that everyone should fit into a box of being a cisgender male or female, and anyone who is outside of those two identities is a weirdo who should be shunned or forced to act "normal" by sending them to conversion therapy. It is their evil conservative Christian agenda that they are trying to force onto us.

[@justcausee]

"Not respecting the order of the school board meeting" I.E. the people were criticizing their leadership and the leadership wasn't having any of it. They won't hold those seats for very long when they continue to silence those that put them there.

[@markoconnell804]

To the congressman, next meeting bring the local sheriff in with you. Have the sheriff inform them on the local laws governing the results of these kinds of actions. If the board is fostering an atmosphere of child sex acts covered by the premise of gender dysphoria how will the law hold them accountable for this lewd exposure of minors with other minors? It is so disgusting to need to write this. Restrooms and locker rooms are based on sex not gender view. If you want to address those with gender dysphoria then create a separate place for them still separated by actual sex at birth. Anything else is sex trafficking of minor children.

[@waynewilliams8554]

Law Enforcement was present.

[@justcausee]

@@waynewilliams8554 Boot lickers were present. The sheriff still holds more power within their jurisdictions. If he's not been bought by the woke cult, then this might have been an option.

[@nebick27]

@@waynewilliams8554 just boot licking basic officers

[@Traumamonkey]

Yes, bring the sheriff, let’s get the sheriff involved! The sheriff has the highest authority in the county! How can we foster this?

[@stephenmitchell1990]

Agreed, yes tragically these born again Christian are actually still playing church!!!!

[@kevingrierson2331]

You can tell where this newscaster's loyalties are.

[@justcausee]

The left understands where best to put their people. Media, education, pop culture and local politics.

[@nebick27]

Disgusting to to hear them

[@hexahexametermeter]

Newscaster looks like he's using a plug.

[@haoadams]

Like most people money.......b/c momey Co trols resources. More and more resources are being taken. More liberties being take.

[@HiveMind629]

@@justcauseeI think dems dominate media education pop culture but local news is majority repubs in most states

[@Retro_Fan]

She's an activist, not an educator.

[@justcausee]

Few are anything but.

[@NatoHoro]

KTVB is a disgrace! Look at how they try to depict the parents. These parents are heroes!!!

[@iMatti00]

Do you think it’s despicable the way they pointed out how the “majority bending to the minority“ would equally apply to the civil rights movement? And something tells me that this nuance will be mind blowing for Manny to understand. So I go ahead and say some thing that I shouldn’t need to say, I don’t agree with a lot of the accommodations made for trans students. And all these policies. I don’t agree with it. But I can point out that the hatred and vilification of a minority is directly analogous to the civil rights movement. But there is a larger and larger push today that the 1960s civil rights movement was a bad thing.

[@skwest]

Hey! KTVB. How about you do your JOB! You are there to hold the school board accountable as well as the public. You didn't challenge that board member, at all. Disgraceful, but not unexpected.

[@alsatian73]

I was looking for a comment that resembled what I noticed and found it. Thank You Sam.

[@JoeBidenHatesU]

What exactly should he have done? You can’t tie them down to their chairs

[@skwest]

@@JoeBidenHatesU I'm not sure I understand your question. From 6:40 to 9:58 in the video, the KTVB host interviewed the school board chairperson... or, rather, he gave her a platform from which to lay out her position and opinions, without a single hard question... I'm surprised he didn't just go ahead and ask what was her favorite flavor of ice cream.

[@TheAamott12]

They were bought out by the big money liberals just like AM radio. Trying to run off the conservative voice

[@jillcameron9013]

The media's job is to report the news aka the meeting, in an unbiased manner. THAT is their actual JOB. Educate yourself.

[@JuanEspinoza-R8der]

"A mob mentality"? Are you freaking kidding, those seem like (parents) enraged because every time there's a meeting and get confronted they always run like (cowers) and reporters always take the side of them crazy school officials and don't even understand the reason parents get frustrated when they ask questions and no response back.

[@MuddasLove23]

Soon as she said mobb mentality i came straight to the comments and there we have it.... The comment i was going to write .... Out of towners should come and see what the neighboring schools are up to because it affects the community that something like this will start to be "considered." I am at a lost for words. I think people get compassionate amd firm on their morals and values mixed up wit temperamental

[@Malfatta]

*❝Media bias in editorials & columns is one thing. Media fraud in reporting “facts” in news stories is something else . . . The issue is not what various journalists or news organizations’ editorial views are. The issue is the transformation of news reporting into ideological spin, along with self-serving taboos & outright fraud.❞* _〜 Thomas Sowell_

[@jimrice264]

Thomas Sowell is a clown...

[@justcausee]

UNDERRATED COMMENT!!!!

[@nebick27]

This video is this reply personified

[@TheAamott12]

They're owned by the big left now. I've seen the media in this state change almost over night 6 years ago. Been here almost 40 years

[@jimrice264]

@@TheAamott12 I hope you were wearing your tinfoil hat when you typed that...

[@rightlyso8507]

I HOPE THE PARENTS ARE CONCERNED ENOUGH AND RECALL THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD.

[@michaelmabe4014]

I live nowhere near this school district(1600 miles) but I did watch a video of the actual meeting and this report is further away from a 'news' report then I am from the school district.

[@ChandraDePriest]

Recall them all. If they do not want to do their jobs by listening to opposing view points then they should not be part of the board.

[@coyotedust]

That wasn't a disruption that was an excuse.

[@skwest]

There was no 'chaos' until the meeting was prematurely adjourned.

[@foo-dangdaily1303]

The school board works for the people! Not the other way around! I commend these parents for standing up for their rights and for the constitution

[@diamondsamurai6632]

Caldwell school district is an example of terrible leadership and dangerous ruling. Parents should remove them from their positions and take legal action against that disgusting board

[@doeraeme1]

It a bad sign that even in a a state like Idaho this is happening If one student gets assaulted the people who put this in action should be accountable not the school district

[@justcausee]

nah they'll lie and say it never happened, move the rapist to another school and silence the parents. Just like they did in Virginia.

[@nebick27]

From the gallows

[@bobverick]

That is a quick way to set up a First Amendment lawsuit. The school board does not get to dictate how and what people say. Pennsbury school district just paid $300,000 on a settlement after they realized they were going to lose in a federal court. He was trying to thwart the Lao UPitt to the community and the board just went into hyperdrive.

[@NikBeez]

Travis Manning is a horrible teacher. I watched the entire school board meeting and this guy is not telling the truth.

[@kosmickobb8570]

So glad parents are standing up!!!

[@michaelmybusiness3116]

That School Board could not take hearing criticism about their ineptness.

[@barnhousedesignspa9251]

It wasn't "canceled after a few warnings" it was shut down when parents were threatened to have their free speech shut down and the school board president didn't like that people weren't obeying her orders.

[@rogersmith6515]

In 2 more years, that school board will flip, just as they are all across the country.

[@tycoon7300]

OMG what is up with this Channel 7? These guys are worse than MSNBC and CNN combined.

[@tycoon7300]

I bet any amount of money these two reporters are just virus types from LA that have come into Idaho with the intent of infecting it with there liberal virus.

[@1977Mappy]

The People of the state need to bring civil litigation against every one of those board members.

[@andrewzepf7510]

Let the litigation against this school board begin!!

[@hazeltulip]

This is such a dishonest report. You should be ashamed of yourselves. He was quoting the water them, and explaining what they were violating if they proceeded with this policy, and they immediately tried to shut him down as soon as he criticized them. Furthermore, they said that parents didn’t have the right to speak, and explain to them how they were violating the peoples first amendment rights. Parents didn’t get aggressive until they were shut down in the school board meeting was dismissed early after the school, but refused to hear them. The school board has a responsibility to hear from the parents in the community. You let that school board member claim unchallenged that those people are not from the district. However, that state senator is both a parent and a representative in that area.

[@tabitharunyon3281]

They were protesting. They have a right to protest

[@justcausee]

They weren't even protesting. They were expressing their grievances in the manner in which such grievances are supposed to be expressed. In the forum where such grievances are supposed to be expressed.

[@unknownname8591]

"we voted for you, we can vote you out" What are you waiting for? An invitation!? Vote them out yesterday!!!

[@kurthaas4331]

Am election cycle perhaps?

[@unknownname8591]

@@kurthaas4331 this is, this has been happening for years now, I find it hard to believe an election cycle hasn't happened these past few years. How often do these occur?

[@fortomorrowwehunt8449]

I like how the reporters don't mention the policy allowing genetic males to dress with vulnerable young ladies sacrificing their safety and comfort.

[@ewallperschwaznyk4169]

They can't hide forever. There will, by law, be future meetings.

[@chrislapp9468]

Surprised that THE meeting has not occurred yet. Looks like restraint is still there. For now...

[@krob63]

Don't look now, but the cowardly school board has just cancelled the planned January 23rd meeting citing "safety concerns".

[@shamgarcahn9980]

It really only escalated with the senator when the lady got offended that he told her to listen. How rude it was of her to interrupt what the senator was saying and practically ignore him in that moment. She talks about setting an example for the children... what a snake. This news channel is garbage just like the rest of them.

[@skwest]

Get your kids OUT of public indoctrination centers (public schools)!

[@dlo7573]

That many people,that's called a clue.

[@neilkratzer3182]

Guess the school board doesn't understand the ramifications like those in VA. This reporter has very little understanding what the civil rights movement was and the difference between the two.

[@kevingrierson2331]

Government should be scared of the people they represent. Especially when you here this member specifically talk about their need to control.

[@mb2888]

Fire all of them take back your board!

[@Ramsaur]

This reporter is a little tyrant isn't he?

[@alanreinart1548]

VOTE ALL SCHOOL BOARDS OUT.

[@alanreinart1548]

In highschool organized pickets protest. One against unions. 2nd reinstate Latin. The 3rd destroy all student personal files with teacher or counselor remarks. WON all three. Parents get off your butts.

[@Traumamonkey]

I respect the officers in Caldwel so much! If these criminals keep hurting our children, there are not enough police in the world to stop these parents!

[@LowEarthOrbit966]

It is your Constitutional RIGHT to criticize these TYRANTS That whole school board needs to be JAILED

[@JoshuaCalebFisher]

They said they could not maintain order and that’s wrong. What they could not maintain, was control. The government does not have the right to tell parents had a parent their children

[@melanie7781]

The people should remove board members when they refuse to listen to the people.

[@robertandersen7168]

Vote them out

[@texasrav6056]

The policy is to disregard the safety of many for the pacification of very few.

[@justcausee]

Intersectional feminism in a nutshell.

[@paulmchugh3547]

Them, us, all of us are super stressed anymore. It’s gonna get worse

[@justcausee]

CAN NOT WAIT.

[@houseknecht79]

by the way channel 7 spun this whole thing, sounds like they are just as guilty as the school board for trying to indoctrinate the children. . Could only imagine how few viewer this channel gets.

[@lilyan7590]

This school board will go down. THIS IS DISGUSTING.... STAY STRONG to everyone involved here... Im in Canada but will do what i can to help you.. STAY STRONG Folks dont give up...

[@shamgarcahn9980]

People were not communicating respectfully because the people aren't treated respectfully. Nevermind respect, you work for the public, and the public entrusts you with their children. You have no legitamate leverage.

[@jasonwilly]

There’s no bias in this news channels reporting. *note sarcasm.

[@thekamakuradude]

What a terrible skew on the story. That board should be booted out immediately. So I am labeled "transphobic" if I criticize the decision to allow a biological male to go into the girls' bathroom with my granddaughter? Wow, I will pray for our society to become sensible again.

[@jasonwilly]

You said it… Title IX states it’s against the law to “discriminate based on sex.” There are only 2 biological sexes. Are they really discriminating by not allowing biological boys (They have a penis, in case you’re confused), into the biological girl’s (They have a vagina) bathroom and locker rooms? “You didn’t allow me into the girl’s locker room because I’m a boy… that’s discrimination!” What?!?

[@JerseyCityGirl9]

If a child identifies as another gender, this allows them to feel safe.

[@JerseyCityGirl9]

A boy is not exposing himself. He goes into the toilet and closes the door.

[@williamjverhagen]

This is a one sided hit job by ktvb against parents

[@rustyshackleford1058]

The government shouldnt be parents

[@terrys.2342]

The governed are the ones who should be in power, not the government.

[@stephaniemorrissey123]

"The government" in this case absolutely SHOULD be the parents. They have EVERY right to say what goes on in the schools their children attend!!

[@munners0852]

The board should be removed and people with the children's best interest put in place!

[@hexahexametermeter]

The news media are hopeless.

[@ricoswartz345]

People need to start tearing these meetings down until the officials get the message.

[@thevexxus8055]

rules and policy does not bypass laws and rights

[@rogerbing5314]

Get your kids out of the public school system

[@maga0721]

Haha “we believe in democracy” unless is goes against what we say then we shut the meeting down…shame on all of them and especially this reporter

[@Steph-uk9qh]

I’d like to know about the background on this story. People don’t suddenly erupt like this. What’s the history here? Seems like a pc agenda

[@stephaniemorrissey123]

The issue was whether boys who "identify as female" should be allowed in girls' locker rooms. Parents were there to protect their daughters' privacy.

[@Cicero207]

Home school, your children.

[@martykelley5641]

Teach them, about commas

[@Jasapan-u4s]

@@martykelley5641 Teach them about ending sentences with a period. But perhaps we need to teach kindness.

[@HatredInTheFlesh]

Republicans are losing the culture war, so of course you sniveling little losers want to homeschool and stunt the social skills of your children, whilst simultaneously brainwashing them with backwards anachronistic Christian values! What a laughingstock.

[@Shootskas]

It seems like the school board got scared of criticism and shut down the speaker. Pathetic.

[@osrslyfe1355]

These parents have to bring in a lawsuit against this school board!!! Time to take these people off the board immediately!!! We the people have to take our rights back!!! Time for everyone to come together against this evil tyrannical government and schools!!! We live in a republic!!!

[@kenlangille4474]

Didn’t show the whole thing, not surprised

[@cvyrus1]

I remember a time when news media reported news in an unbiased way. This news segment was SOOO biased that it would put CNN and MSNBC to shame.

[@coloradopezking]

0:02 Is that Chumlee?

[@tinfoilhatnews7489]

I like how that state Senator reminded them of who he is and what the Law is. The School Board is in the wrong.

[@iceman850none5]

Watch the full video, this board intentionally violates law and 1st amendment rights. The crowd became unruly when they obstructed a contrary opinion by violating their own procedures. In my mind, that is precisely when an American crowd should become unruly

[@ericb5457]

KTVB stop lying

[@meisievannancy]

Parents 1 - Board 0 Parents don't want this stuff.

[@Traumamonkey]

Dismissed because you cannot maintain order? You dismissed because you disagreed with what was being said! Stop sexualizing our children !

[@JoshuaCalebFisher]

Democracy basically means one to control them all. It’s the republic where everybody has independent representation , not unified or collective like democracy

[@lovemovie2608]

Recall this school board .

[@michelcorneau1923]

So much for "We the people" the stench of corruption is in all establishment ,,there is a nefarious spirit at work here,and parents have every reason to be concerned!

[@sethdubyak3998]

WE THE PEOPLE can PHYSICALLY REMOVE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM THEIR SEAT WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDA FOR THEMSELVES AND THE PEOPLE AS STATED IN THE CONSTITUTION

[@timmtammss8136]

Uhm…. No…. You can vote them out if you don’t like them. But elected officials are free to act as they please once in office. Otherwise there’s not much point in them being there to begin with (it’s that democracy thing you nuts are scared of I believe)

[@tonybalz2726]

It's the chairman's responsiblity to not only run the meeting, but to also to maintain control of the meeting. Instead of adjourning and running away, you should have taken command of the situation.

[@nebick27]

It only required listening

[@CatWalk2]

Omg! These school board members are horrible! Violating first amendment. The school board should step down immediately!

[@cierramitchell5543]

This video is a load of mess this district school board breaks laws left and right but expects everyone else to follow them. the members of this school board believe they are above the law .

[@DPSNewbie]

KTVB backing the groomers. Sick.

[@FleagleSangria]

God created two (and only two) genders. Currently, the world likes to consider gender (based on a social construct) as having nothing to do with sex (based on physicality), but the Bible makes no such distinctions. The Bible cuts through the world’s confusion simply: “Male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27). All the modern-day speculation about multiple genders-or even a gender “continuum” with unlimited genders-is unbiblical. An individual may claim to be transgender or “gender-fluid,” but that doesn’t nullify God’s design and purpose in creating him or her. If a person feels he or she has been born as the wrong gender, the answer is not gender-reassignment surgery, hormone therapy, cross-dressing, etc. Those are simply worldly ways of acquiescing to the devil’s lies. “Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:6). And God does not make mistakes. The one who feels he or she was born in the wrong body needs, first and foremost, to experience the transformative power of Christ. When we “participate in the divine nature,” we escape “the corruption in the world caused by evil desires” (2 Peter 1:4).

[@bigdaddyfox66]

Obviously this Board doesn’t want any dissent.

[@jodieallen4203]

This school board needs to be fired! Shame on this school board!!!!!!

[@reioXyhi]

USA is breaking down. Why this selfdestruction? Regards from Scandinavia.

[@krustymadrid4953]

Ha the dupe just said it "title 9 discrimination based on sex" not gender ! what an amateur!

[@josephrod4066]

It doesn’t look like you respect democracy. You won’t listen to those people.

[@robertwoods5169]

When the school board starts to get ripped into. For being a threat to the safety of children and trying to further cause damage to people with gender desforia. Talk about being a threat to the human condition. Oh, and here is a common thing I hear from a majority of young people still in school they don't care about this stuff. But that's my experience with people.

[@krustymadrid4953]

Young people still in school do not set policy, for a very good reason

[@bradobbink6564]

The first problem all board members should be charged for damages done to a first child. with fines and possible jail time.

[@conniejohnson3029]

"We as school board members "volunteer" to give back to our community". No, you do that for money and if it were possible, we would say "keep it". We don't want what you're giving.

[@auston246]

This news channels seems to be covering for the school board and depict this meeting in a dishonest way. Shame on you!

[@nebick27]

What about the 90% of the student who don't feel safe with trans kids using their bathrooms. What about them being ignored

[@thelastsay]

Biology does not change because of someone's state of mind or opinion of themselves. As a 46-year-old Hispanic Male, I can't change any of those biological traits. It would be a lie if I put in a legal government document that I identify as a 21-year-old white female. I am not 21, I am not white and I am not a female. If I was killed in a car accident and they couldn't identify specifically who I am because my body is damaged & I had not identification. I would be noted as a deceased 40-50-year-old, Hispanic and male. Not as a 40-50-year-old, Hispanic and possibly identifies as male or female.

[@waxworse]

(6:31)••Vilifying the victim ~ A psychological tactic that puts the victim on the defensive while simultaneously masking the intent of the manipulator. When malicious actions are directed towards the victim, the manipulator falsely accuses the target as being the abuser in response when the victim stands up for or defends themselves.

[@catherine8638]

This woman-a true liberal!! Rules for thee, not for me.

[@babydriver8134]

I wish it would start.

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

Not communicating respectfully? I watched, on a different KZbin channel, the senator (I think he was) telling the board which laws they had broken, before going onto his concerns. He was being reasonable, but the board wanted to shut him down! What happened to free speech? I'm not in the US, but I'm guessing the First Amendment is about free speech? What happened to that? I'm in the UK and I home educated my children from 2000-2014, using American books (they were Christian - ABeka and ACE) because at the time home education wasn't too popular here. I preferred ABeka! You guys have a lot more resources for home schooling so I'd recommend any parent who is able to do it, to home educate! Don't let these degenerates take hold of your children!

[@subforceusa694]

It’s not out of hand due to a board who does not listen and is ignorant!!!!

[@trapperbill4962]

I would vote every one of the board out and get new people that will listen to the parents