Posted on 07/11/2023 9:45:19 AM PDT by george76
Dominick Varney, also known as 'Priscilla Poppycocks,' spoke to high schoolers on May 4
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A Maine public high school paid a gay drag performer $1,000 to speak to minors at a workshop, according to Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) documents.
Drag performer Dominick Varney, also known as "Priscilla Poppycocks," spoke to Bangor High School students on May 4 as part of the school’s "Support, Educate, Empower" series to "empower" LGBT students.
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The school paid Varney and another performer, whose name was redacted from the FOAA documents, $1,000 each out of the school’s $15,000 grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, which aims to "advance racial equity in public education," according to its website.
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Reflected within our ongoing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives, the Bangor School Department proudly supports students and their families in sharing their diverse and unique life experiences within the school community," Phinney told Fox News Digital.
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Nellie Mae trusts its grantees to vet all speakers and vendors. Bangor High School applied for and received funding from the "Centering Joy: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Youth and their Allies" grant.
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In 2022, only 29% of Maine students were proficient in reading and 24% were proficient at math, according to the Nation's Report Card.
"Parents need to realize what is happening and step forward and demand accountability and change," McBreairty said.
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taxpayer money ...
“taxpayer money ...”
So we think...try going to a school and tell them you’re paying for their product and they need to listen to you...and get back to us with an answer.
Bottom line is that the schools have GUNS at their disposal (also called police) to make sure they get our money. Taxpayers have about as much say in how that money is spent as a guy who gets robbed at an ATM.
Isn’t that our money?
“Isn’t that our money?”
Nope - instead it WAS our money. Once they put a gun to you and take it (or have a credible threat, if you don’t comply voluntarily), then it becomes their money.
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