Jackie Goldberg, president of the Los Angeles Unified School Board, lashed out at those who protested teaching students that some families have same-sex parents.
, which describes all sorts of families: those with a mom and a dad, some with single parents, and others headed by foster parents, adoptive parents or grandparents.That’s when Goldberg realized what the protesters were so upset about: families like hers.
Goldberg expressed her disappointment four days later at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting on June 6. She felt compelled to denounce the protest outside Saticoy Elementary School, which Goldberg says is part of a growing effort across the country to drive LGBTQ+ people back into the closet.
. “I’ve been threatened. I’ve been harassed. I’ve been denied jobs because of who I am and who I love.” Goldberg then turned her attention to the protesters outside Saticoy Elementary, including some who accused educators of trying to groom students for pedophiles by teaching them that gay couples raise children. That’s when Goldberg’s voice changed from confident declaration to emotional yell.
Goldberg, 78, was elected school board president earlier this year, coming back to where her political career started four decades ago. After working as a teacher for
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