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ABILENE, Texas — Students at Clack Middle School were allegedly told by a staff member that they would begin tracking menstrual cycles for female students.

KTXS reached out to Abilene ISD about the situation and they gave the following statement.

Abilene ISD is aware of allegations regarding an inappropriate comment made by a staff member at Clack Middle School. The district is actively investigating these allegations, and the staff member has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. We take every allegation of employee misconduct seriously. Our teachers and staff are expected to follow the highest standards of professional and personal conduct to protect the best interests of our students and schools.

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 73 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How very "Handmaid's Tale" of them. Next it'll be uniforms, the lessons and activities allowed for girls are whittled down, separate lessons with some more indoctrination... It's clear that's what the government is aiming for and people voted for it.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

I’m fairly certain their end goal is uneducated women like the Taliban. Easier to control that way.

[–] BonerMan@ani.social 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeeeze what the hell. Fucking pedos.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There's a small chance they not be pedos, it's Texas, it's hard to tell if they're just normal legit pedophiles , or just extremely misogynist.

And yes, they could be both.

[–] BonerMan@ani.social 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] kn33@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I put it at 75% just misogynist, 20% misogynist and pedo, and 5% neither, just weird.

Source: my ass

[–] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

I’m wondering if this is about a teacher saying that conservatives are proposing laws to track women’s menstrual cycles (https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-desantis-florida-sports-female-athletes-160560972802) or if it’s a teacher or staff member saying they SHOULD do it.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Been to Abilene—had a bad time. Wouldn't recommend it. Story seems pretty par for the course.

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My grandparents used to live there, because quote, "Lubbock is too big of a city". Abilene was misery to visit.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Holy shit. Most people I know who have lived in Lubbock left because "it's too small of a city and everyone knows your business."

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Same experience, plus there's a woman there who doesn't like me.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

I'd still chalk that up as a "pro" in the column for "life achievements."

If you'd said that there's a woman in Abilene who trusted you implicitly, I'd question our currently questionable friendship

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I really wish this article had more information, but the way it's written is very vague and potentially rage-baiting. The only fact stated about the incident is:

Students at Clack Middle School were allegedly told by a staff member that they would begin tracking menstrual cycles for female students.

The word "they" in that sentence is unacceptably vague for a news article. Who is "they"? Is it the school and/or staff members? Because that's justifiably bullshit and rage worthy.

Or does "they" mean the individual student? If a health teacher is teaching students how to use a period tracker, then that's an entirely different story.

All in all, this is pretty lazy reporting that makes me think of how Fox News and its imitators get away with riling people up by completely misinterpreting a situation. With that being said, maybe this is a genuine case of a school doing something abhorrent. In which case, the journalist needs to do a better job providing the details rather than just one vague statement.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"This is a violation of their first amendment rights," one parent said.

Pretty sure it’s the 4th amendment…

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

It could be the first as well, given the religious motivations of the law.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Why the fuck do they keep trying to do this??

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Have you met an incel?

So they know when to rape so that conception happens.

[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Under his eye

[–] weariedfae@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck these authoritarian jacknards.

Also, good fucking luck. Maybe them denying bathroom breaks to people actively bleeding when they "aren't supposed to" will help children get diagnosed with PCOS and other disorders earlier.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Home of the free. And all that.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

International student dealers?