A Virginia high school is facing fierce backlash after putting up an alphabet display for Women’s History Month that highlighted abortion and the transgender flag.
West Springfield High School, in Fairfax County, put up the controversial ABCs display in March, reported The Daily Signal.
Shocking images from the project include a poster that stated, ‘A is for Abortion’ and showed a pregnancy test and a coat hanger.
The first letter alone prompted sharp criticism online from concerned community members who felt the project was politicizing women’s history.
‘Titled “ABCs to Me,” the letter “A” is not for a notable woman of history such as Aviator Amelia Earhart; rather, “A is for Abortion,” accompanied by an image of a coat hanger and a positive pregnancy test. I am not ok with this, and no one should be!’ one person said.
‘The A is a picture of a hanger and a pregnancy test. What in the H is wrong with this school? Fire this person or shut this place down,’ said another.
A third person added, ‘A is for athleticism or a is for achievement or a is for aspirations. No, they went with abortion. Because that defines a woman?’
‘How about A is for Apple and T is for turtle? We must protect the children’s innocence,’ said a fourth.
Shocking images from the project include a poster that stated, ‘A is for Abortion’ and showed a pregnancy test and a coat hanger
Some letters were dedicated to the LGBTQ community including ‘Q is for Queer’ and ‘T is for Trans Women’
West Springfield High School (pictured), in Fairfax County, put up the controversial ABCs display in March
Other controversial images from the display included a picture of former Vice President Kamala Harris for the ‘H is for Hope’ sign and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michelle Obama were featured for ‘L is for Leadership.’
The ‘J is for Justice’ display showed an image of the Statue of Liberty holding a female sign instead of a torch, surrounded by transgender, Ukrainian and Palestinian flags.
Some letters were dedicated to the LGBTQ community, including ‘Q is for Queer’ and ‘T is for Trans Women.’
‘N is for NOW’ represents the progressive women’s advocacy group, the National Organization for Women (NOW), which has spoken out against transgender athlete bans.
The display referenced men in what some critics deemed derogatory terms, including ‘M is for Mansplain’ and ‘Z is for male gaZe.’
Another added, ‘Any school who promotes this woke nonsense should be defunded.’
Other critics slammed the display and called for the school to be investigated, claiming the project goes against Donald Trump’s executive order demanding an end to racial ‘indoctrination’ in K-12 schools he accused of spreading ‘anti-American’ ideology.
‘This is absolute indoctrination and subversive. It needs to be investigated and people fired at a minimum,’ one person said.
‘Disgusting. Schools should focus on real education, not pushing radical agendas on kids. Parents need to take back control!’ said a second person.
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid (pictured) defended the project
Another added, ‘Any school who promotes this woke nonsense should be defunded.’
The mother of a male student attending West Springfield High School who first broke the story, Stephanie Lundquist-Arora, told Fox News another student got in trouble for allegedly tearing down the ‘A is for Abortion’ sign.
‘I just found out, a mom called me, and she told me that her son had actually ripped down the “A is for Abortion” sign. He was upset, and he was brought into the principal’s office, and they counseled him, and they said, “Well, you had such a visceral reaction to this,”‘ Lundquist-Arora said.
‘I think that’s just absurd. I mean, how could you not have an emotive reaction to this, even if the adults do? So I’m proud of the students who are stepping up and saying, “This isn’t right. This isn’t the kind of school we want to be in. This is indoctrination, it’s not education.”‘
Fairfax County Public Schools, led by superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid, told Fox News, ‘This is a student-led history project that is part of an elective Women’s History Class.’
Lundquist-Arora shared an email exchange with the outlet that showed Reid defending the project.
‘Often, women’s history is excluded from traditional history texts and instruction. I respect the right of our students to respectfully share their honest, comprehensive historical perspective that is relevant to them as young adults and in keeping with the assignment guidance and expectations,’ Reid said.
‘This is critical thinking — an integral part of our educational experience for our soon-to-be graduating high school students.
‘I see this student display as an example of student work that explores ideas and perspectives in a thoughtful manner and trust that this matter has been appropriately handled by school based staff – who have my full confidence.’