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.
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:
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.