The Yolo County Chapter Chair of Moms for Liberty removed clothing to protest locker room policies at Davis middle schools
By JORDAN POLTORAK — city@theaggie.org
At the Sept. 18 Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) school board meeting, Yolo County Chapter Chair of Moms for Liberty Beth Bourne removed her clothing and undressed to a bikini. She did so in order to express her thoughts about the policies around locker rooms at Davis middle schools.
The policy she was protesting at the latest school board meeting is regarding “CA’s insane self-ID gender identity policies,” according to Bourne’s post on X.
“Right now we require our students to undress for [physical education] class,” Bourne said. “I’m just going to give you an idea of what that looks like when I undress.”
Bourne then proceeded to remove her top and pants, revealing a bikini underneath.
“Right now, this school district says [that] depending on a child’s transgender identity, they can pick which bathroom they want,” Bourne said.
At which point Elizabeth Moon, a trustee, told Bourne this was not allowed.
The board decided to take a recess upon which Bourne claimed they had violated her First Amendment rights by not allowing her to finish her public comment.
After the initial recess, Bourne returned with her clothes back on.
“May I ask what I did to disrupt the meeting?” Bourne said.
School Board Vice President Hiram Jackson did not answer and continued the meeting.
“You can start your public comment,” Jackson said.
Once again, Bourne removed her shirt and revealed her bathing suit top, to which the board called another recess and got up from their seats. After this recess, the board returned, and Bourne was no longer standing at the podium.
Bourne currently serves as the chapter chair for Moms for Liberty in Yolo County. This organization is “dedicated to the survival of America by unifying, educating and empowering parents to defend their parental rights at all levels of government,” according to their website.
This is not the first time that Bourne has expressed her views about LGBTQ+ policies within DJUSD. In October 2023, a temporary restraining order was filed against her by the district for targeting teachers that displayed Pride flags in their classrooms, according to the article.
DJUSD has yet to respond when asked for comment on the events at the latest school board meeting.
Written By: Jordan Poltorak — city@theaggie.org
