(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Flash cards featuring a LGBT themes, including a pregnant man (or possibly a severe beer gut), were found in a North Carolina preschool classroom.
Flash Cards Depicting Pregnant Man Used in WCPSS Preschool Classroom in House District 37 https://t.co/KpnbngXMrv via @ErinforNC #ncpol #ncga
— Speaker Tim Moore (@NCHouseSpeaker) May 27, 2022
The incident was revealed in a press release from Rep. Tim Moore, the Republican speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, the Western Journal reported.
Republican state Rep. Erin Paré was alerted to this via an email from a concerned parent.
“This week, Rep. Erin Paré (R-Wake) received an email from a concerned constituent alerting her to the use of LGBTQIA+ themed flash cards, including a card with the depiction of a pregnant man, to teach colors to children in a preschool class at Ballentine Elementary School,” Moore’s release said.
After receiving the email Paré alerted the principal of the school about use of inappropriate material targeting small children.
“The principal found the stack of cards in a preschool classroom and verified with the teacher that they had been used by the teacher in the classroom to teach colors,” she said.
The principal was unaware the cards were being used and confirmed that they were not a part of the approved curriculum.
The Wake County School District also released a statement saying they are investigating the incident and the flashcards were removed from the school as they “did not complement, enrich, or extend the curriculum.”
Paré commended the district for its swift reaction, and restated that schools should not be using inappropriate materials like these to teach small children.
“Schools should only be using age-appropriate materials, and these flashcards clearly do not meet that standard for a pre-school classroom,” Paré said.
“I hope schools across Wake County and the State of North Carolina will follow the example of Ballentine and respond swiftly when a parent expresses concern and ensure that materials like this are not being used to teach young students,” she added.
