Fascism finds a home in 'prog☭essivism'.
'A candidate for superintendent of a Massachusetts school district says he had his contract rescinded after he used the word “ladies” in an email – and another candidate pulled out of consideration after controversial Facebook posts about women’s
sports surfaced, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reports. '
'The posts from that candidate, Erica Faginski-Stark, were described as “conservative transphobic rhetoric a multitude of times,” according to the email from the student, whose name was redacted.
According to a copy of the Facebook posts provided by the student, Faginski-Stark posted a link to a video on January 23, 2021, with the following commentary: “For EVERY female athlete out there, it’s time to speak up. As a former Div. 1 scholarship
athlete and academic & athletic ALL American, our young women just got stripped of their equal rights and equal opportunity yesterday.”
It’s unclear what she is referring to – but days before, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, which in part said, “Children should be able to
learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports.”
In March of that year, a post from the account with her name advocates the signing of a petition that will defend Title IX, adding, “Ladies, the glass ceiling is more real now than it’s been in generations,” the screenshot of the post states. “
Our choice to use our voice or to remain silent will determine not only the future of women’s athletics but equality for women everywhere. It’s time to speak up,” the post said, according to copies provided as part of the open records request.'
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/21/us/easthampton-massachusetts-school-district-superintendent-email/index.html
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