Twitter owner Elon Musk on Saturday voiced support for a Vermont family that was punished by a local school for expressing concerns about a biological male using the daughter’s locker room.
Musk, the outspoken and eccentric billionaire, called the Orange Southwest School District Board’s decision to punish Travis Allen and Blake Allen “incredibly unjust.” He was responding to a tweet from Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer and political activist who’s publicly opposed allowing biological males to compete against girls and women in sports.
“So happy for volleyball player and friend, Blake Allen,” wrote Gaines, who also posted a screenshot of a Daily Signal story on the Allens. “For feeling uneasy undressing next to a boy in her locker room, she was suspended from school and her dad lost his job. They told her she would only be let back in if she publicly apologized for her feelings of discomfort.”
Blake Allen was suspended from school for two days in October following an incident where a transgender student who was born male but identifies as female allegedly watched Blake and her teammates change in a locker room, causing them to feel uncomfortable. Several of Blake’s fellow female students told the Daily Signal that they asked the student to leave, but the student didn’t immediately do so.
Elon Musk tweeted in support of a Vermont family that was punished by a local school for expressing concerns about a biological male using the daughter’s locker room. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“The Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust made the decision concerning the payment in order to cap defense expenses in what would otherwise be years of litigation,” Layne Millington, superintendent of the Orange Southwest Supervisory District, told the White River Valley Herald. “The district has made no admission of wrongdoing. Our policies are unchanged and we will continue to comply with our policies and the law.”
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which represented the Allen family, described the outcome as a major win.
SEC champion swimmer Riley Gaines speaks during the general session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 6, 2022. (REUTERS/Go Nakamura)
Blake Allen allegedly said that the transgender student who watched the female volleyball players change was “literally a dude” when discussing the incident with fellow students. Her father referred to the same student as a biological male in an online discussion with the student’s mother, who reportedly said the incident was made up.
According to the ADF, Blake had to write a “reflective essay” about the locker room incident and participate in a “restorative circle” as part of her initial punishment, with the school determining whether she had been sincere and done enough.
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Musk later wrote that “every parent should watch this,” referring to the Daily Wire film.
