Memphis parents are furious after they say some students at Germantown Municipal Schools (GMSD) were assigned a gender identity journal.
KWAM learned about the controversial assignment after a concerned parent of a 7th grade student at Riverdale K-8 School brought it to our attention Sunday.
Michelle, the angry mother who’s last name we are not sharing, told Wake Up Memphis Monday a Riverdale teacher asked the entire 7th grade history class to write in a journal how they identify: male, female or both.
“At first, my mouth just hit the floor. I was shocked. I always prayed and hoped that the woke mob didn’t make it to our little town school district,” the mother told morning show host Tim Van Horn.
Michelle shared stories of how other children were asked the same question in math class.
She took her anger to an online discussion group for GMSD parents.
“Anybody know the district’s thoughts on teachers asking middle school students what gender they identify as?” Is the school board approving teachers discussing this with 7th grad students… asking if they are a boy or girl or both?” Michelle wrote in the chat.
Her concerns were met with harsh criticism by other parents.
“I was attacked by parents who think it’s okay, who think it is creating a safe environment,” she told KWAM.
But not everyone disagreed with her online complaint. She says some parents of students attending Houston Middle School sent private messages detailing the same push for gender ideology in the classroom.
“The people that agree with us for the most part message me privately. Some stating they experienced the same thing, others just stating they support us,” she continued. “It’s sick and it’s sad.”
KWAM reached out to a spokesperson for the district. We are still waiting to hear back.
