A California father is boycotting his daughters’ school, saying he is “fed up” with school officials after they reportedly ignored parents’ concerns about a Pride event.
Protests erupted in North Hollywood on Friday as angry parents collided with counter-protesters outside Saticoy Elementary School, the same day of the planned assembly that spurred a community uproar.Â
Father of four Manuk Grigoryan was one of the parents who took to the streets with other parents to protest the school, and he said he is refusing to send his children back until he can speak directly with school officials.Â
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“They’re too young. It wasn’t about the issue of the book itself only because after the book was supposed to be read, they were supposed to turn around and have a discussion about what they just read and heard,” Grigoryan said during “Fox & Friends” Monday.Â
“When we want to speak with them and have these discussions, they totally ignore us, and they just don’t want to talk to us, and I’m fed up, and the school is not safe for my children,” he continued.Â
“I’m not going to take my kids back until they come out and talk to us.”
Some parents took issue with the reading of the book, “The Great Big Book of Families,” which includes depictions of various types of families, including some with LGBTQ+ parents. It was read during the planned assembly.Â
The Associated Press reported those demonstrating against the assembly outnumbered those in support. Some of those protesters wore T-shirts with phrases like “No Pride in Grooming” and “Leave our kids alone.”
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Grigoryan said he takes issue with his 8-year-old twin daughters being exposed to such materials without parental consent.
“We found out about this assembly back in early May, and we have made numerous attempts to contact school officials…
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