Over 800 residents in Loudoun County, Virginia signed a petition banning 'hate speech' at school board meetings after a speaker quoted a Bible verse.
Chief religion correspondent Lauren Green joins 'America Reports' with the latest on Paivi Rasanen's trial.at school board meetings after one parent quoted the Bible in his public comments criticizing the board.
Supporters of Policy 8040 celebrate with signs as the transgender protection measures were voted into the school systems policies during a school board meeting at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building on Aug. 11, 2021 in Ashburn, Virginia. "If any man or woman causes one of these little ones to stumble, it would be better for [them] if a millstone to be put around your neck and thrown into the lake," Winn said, adding,"Get back to reading, writing and arithmetic and quit grooming and pimping."
"Hate speech incites violence, yet if it occurs, the Loudoun County School Board procedurally has to listen to it during public comment, say ‘thank you’ to the inciter, and then stream it for all to hear on their website. During the School Board meeting on December 13th, A man said that people in the LGBTQ+ community are better off with ‘millstones around their necks at the bottom of a river.’ Many people in the audience cheered," the petition reads.
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