A transgender student “born male” who allegedly showed “his genitals” in a southern California high school girls’ locker room towered over a girl in a viral lunchtime fight caught on video last week.
The fight took place last Monday during lunch at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, KTLA-TV reported.
Image source: KTLA-TV video screenshot
The station said in its video report that the fight was between a “female student and another student who was born male and identifies themself as a transgender female.”
The video report added that the pair have fought before and that “many people have taken to social media, specifically parents, to voice their concerns — some of them saying that the transgender student is much larger than the other student.”
Image source: KTLA-TV video screenshot
What’s more, parents and students told KTTV-TV that the transgender student has access to the girls’ locker rooms and restrooms.
“He’s [in the] girls’ locker room, using girls’ restrooms,” MLK student Aiden Vermeir told KTTV in regard to the transgender student. “He spit on my friends that are girls, females. He shows his genitals in the locker room.”
Families and students at MLK also told KTTV that the transgender student in question has a history of erratic and uncomfortable behavior.
KTLA said the school took disciplinary action against both students, and officials added that Riverside police documented the incident.
In addition, the Riverside Unified School District told KTTV the student at the center of controversy no longer attends MLK.
Here’s the statement on matter from the school district:
A video depicting an altercation involving students at Martin Luther King High School has been widely circulated on social media this week. This matter has had the full attention of Riverside Unified School District administration and is being addressed expeditiously.
Since the incident occurred, District staff has been working to ensure the safety and rights of all students are considered and promptly responded to. We are able to verify that the student involved will no longer be attending King High School.
We encourage those who have taken interest in this story to respect the confidential nature of our specific discussions with those involved and the efforts we will continue to make to ensure we provide an appropriate learning environment for each student as required by law.
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