https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12735563/Ohio-schoolgirl-says-harassed-male-asked-join-changing-restroom-dozens-students-walk-protest-schools-transgender-bathroom-policy.html
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Dozens of Ohio students staged a walk-out after a high school girl claimed that she was harassed in the bathroom by a transgender student.
Elida High School student Charisma Akroyd said that a biologically male student walked into the bathroom while she was taking off some of her clothes and asked to 'join in'.
'I had a hoodie and sweatpants on and I had an outfit on underneath, and while I was taking my sweatpants and hoodie off, this male walked into the bathroom, kind of gave me a weird look, and said he wanted to "join in",' Akroyd said.
The school's policy allows transgender students to use the restroom of their preferred gender identity.
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Akroyd's stepfather, Phil Hesseling, said he approached the school principal, Justin Firks and was assured that the 'matter would be handled'.
But when no action was taken, Hesseling escalated the situation and spoke to Superintendent Joel Mengerink, who he thought was more keen to avoid a potential legal fallout involving health insurance than take action for his stepdaughter.
The concerned stepfather said: 'We were very concerned for Charisma and for what was happening.
'The majority of the people in our district are speaking out and saying [that] this is not right for [Charisma] to do that. Her mother and I are very proud of her.'
Principal Firks has not yet responded to DailyMail.com's request for a comment.
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'If they wanted to protest they had to do it in the courtyard or the gym. Firks stood in the doorway intimidating the students and they said Larimore told them nobody was outside waiting on them.
'The few that came out went right back in and went and got the other students from the courtyard and a few moments later we had a group of about 45 come out of the doors at the other end of the school from the courtyard.
'Later we found out that the school made the ones in the gym go back to class. And that the school stopped a whole lunchroom of kids from coming out.
This bs needs to stop. That guy should be expelled immediately. I feel for fathers that have young daughters that have to grow up in this upside down world.Quote:
Talking about what change she wanted in the school policy, Akroyd explained: 'I want biological males to quit coming in the girls' bathroom.
'There's been multiple accounts of boys coming in the bathroom, or transgender girls, and bothering the girls in there and we're just not for it. Biological boys need to stay in their own bathroom.
'There was a lot of people saying they were going to do it, but they made an announcement probably like five to ten minutes ago and said that we could go to the courtyard or we could go to one of the gyms if we wanted to walk out and not to walk outside.
'They said that if we didn't come back in and get a pass then it would be a Tuesday-Thursday or a write-up,' according to the freshmen.