The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) unanimously voted to censure board member Natalie Cline and asked for her resignation after she publicly questioned a high school athlete’s gender in a Facebook post. USBE found Cline had engaged in “cyberbullying” and “sexual harassment” when she suggested the female athlete was transgender. https://twitter.com/sltrib/status/1758491444447187349 From the Salt Lake Tribune:
The censure resolution states an internal investigation found that Cline violated administrative code, board bylaws and board policy in 11 ways and that the board formally disapproves of her conduct.
On Feb. 6, Cline posted a flyer for a high school girls’ basketball team in Salt Lake County to her public Facebook page with the caption “Girls’ basketball” — implying that one of the players was not female and suggesting she shouldn’t be able to play.
The student in Cline’s post is not transgender. In response to Cline’s post, many of Cline’s followers left offensive and threatening comments about the student, personally identifying her and her school.
The teen Cline targeted was reportedly hit with a deluge of cyberbullying as a direct result of Cline’s online antics. While the Tribune notes that the student isn’t transgender, it goes without saying that Cline’s behavior would still be just as hideous if the student WERE trans. A state school board member attacking a student is simply out of bounds. Period. https://twitter.com/bmullahy2news/status/1758244211860570522 https://twitter.com/EqualityUtah/status/1758298012655419731 https://twitter.com/myuea/status/1758274263583428872
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