BREAKING: An undercover journalist caught a school counselor coaching a parent on how to get her boy to play in girls' sports in Ohio.
She said parents could use an updated birth certificate.
Another journalist then CONFRONTS her about it.
I have the video.
Buckle up 👇🧵
The counselor suggests the parent could use an updated birth certificate to get her boy to play in girls' sports.
"This is what the birth certificate says. Prove that it's wrong... I dare you to go down that road."
A parent asks if her son could go in the girls' restroom.
The counselor says, "I wouldn't see an issue. Like, I dare you to go down that road... Especially with the birth certificate. I think it just kind of seals the deal."
The parent questions whether she'd need the original birth certificate for sports.
The counselor says, "Why would they know to ask?... Again, how are you going to prove it?"
Another journalist CONFRONTS the counselor and she first DENIES coaching the parent on how to get around the law protecting girls' sports.
The journalist then REVEALS that he has the undercover footage and she immediately asks him to leave.
The counselor is Jennifer Leone at Reading High School in Ohio
The school is in Reading Community City School District (@ReadingCSD).
Jennifer Leone is still listed on the @ReadingCSD website.
The undercover journalists are at Accuracy in Media.
Follow them at @AccuracyInMedia.
The journalist who confronted the counselor is @adamguillette.
He's the President of Accuracy in Media.
The school district is @ReadingCSD.
You can watch the full undercover video by Accuracy in Media here:
Notify the relevant officials in Ohio about the school counselor coaching a parent on how to get her boy to play in girls' sports:
speak4.app/lp/4k017n5p/?t…
The Superintendent is @RCCSDsuper.
UPDATE: Assistant superintendent Mark Edwards said they "investigated this situation" and that "the video does not represent the truth."
What wasn't true, @ReadingCSD?
@ReadingCSD Assistant superintendent Mark Edwards can be reached at medwards@readingschools.org. (@ReadingCSD).
He said "The people and organization behind this misleading video are not from our community, don’t know Reading Schools and are playing out a well-worn practice.."
@ReadingCSD Mark Edwards said journalists "attempt[ed] to lure our staff member into saying anything that will fit AIM’s agenda and then edit[ed] the video in a manner that removes the context of the conversation and, most of all, helps that organization get online viewership"
(@ReadingCSD)
The assistant superintendent said journalists "edit[ed] the video in a manner that removes the context of the conversation."
How could you say it's out of context if you haven't seen the full footage, @ReadingCSD? 🤔
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