Most people who are required to file 2021 tax returns will have done so by the official filing due date Monday, April 18. Two Things: Victim's family not surprised by no show; hospital wars in Greensboro and money well spent, Rural Hall officials violated state law, audit finds. they put litter boxes in the bathroom. Ah yes. News, arts, events, community and more from the Vermont Community Newspaper Group. Co-founder of Furscience, Courtney Plante, told Reuters, Furries are fans, just like any other fan group, adding, Furries are no more likely to think that theyre animals than sport fans are to think that theyre their favorite teams quarterback.. Yes. Three school-age furries told NBC News they have at times dressed up at school, typically wearing just part of their full costume such as a mask or gloves that look like paws, but theyd never heard of any furry ever asking for a litter box., NBC News talked with Kymera, a 14-year-old from Colorado who said she considers being a furry is just a hobby, akin to being a mascot., I have never once heard a furry say they want to use a litter box, Kymera said. Psychology professor Elizabeth Fein, who also researches furries and therians, told Reuters: While therians recognize they have human bodies, they might also feel they have the reincarnated soul of a wolf, or that they have a sense of affinity with cats that is so deep that they are on some level a cat themselves. Ask SAM: Did Tim McCarver sell cars in Winston-Salem after retiring from baseball? Checking back? [90], While speaking to supporters at a campaign event, retired brigadier general and United States Senate candidate Don Bolduc alleged schools were providing litter boxes to students who dress up as furries and cats. Were a small group of interdisciplinary professors who have studied furries and other fan groups for more than 15 years. Fursuits are usually worn on special occasions a parade, meet-up or convention. And yet, despite our having studied thousands of furries, weve found no evidence to support this If there is an epidemic of kids howling and meowing in schools, youd think it would be easier to find them and put them in front of a camera (or, at very least, one of their teachers!).. School districts in Iowa, Michigan and Nebraska Harmful misinformation about furries is running rampant on social media and even being promoted to some school boards. 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In response, the superintendent of the school board visited every bathroom in the district, and verified at the meeting that the rumors were untrue. [82], Australian satirical website Damascus Dropbear published a new fake story in August 2022 about a school in Melbourne providing litter boxes. Reuters has fact checked claims around furries in U.S. schools in the past and found no evidence of them disrupting classrooms or schools developing a policy of Theres a lot more of this. You can find similarand very recentstories out of Missouri, Illinois, North Dakota, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and more. Ask SAM: Where is the origin of the term 'hunker down'? Brent Campbell, the chief communications and external relations officer for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools said that the WSFCS does not use cat litter in any form in the schools or bathrooms. Ask SAM: Are there really litter boxes in school restrooms? Many feel a pervasive sense of discomfort with their own human bodies.. Thats the case for furries, too. Furries are a fandom, like anime, Star Trek or football. We'd love to hear eyewitness For North Carolina tax forms, you can go to www.ncdor.gov/taxes-forms/individual-income-tax and click on Download Forms and Instructions.. Despite how silly this might sound to many, multiple tips and calls received by this newspaper in the past six months have inquired whether this rumor was true. Error! Remember, fursuits are prohibitively expensive, custom made, hard to clean, hot and bulky. 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Very important to address every students needs.. Chance of snow 40%. [8][45] In September 2022, Durham District School Board in Ontario denied rumors and said they "may be rooted in transphobia and homophobia with the intent to diminish and trivialize gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation and cause harm to students and staff who identify as 2SLGBTQI". Thank you for reading! A list of players on the local Minor League Baseball team who had successful Major League Baseball careers. [6], In May 2022, during a televised debate on a bill in the Nebraska legislature, the Republican state senator Bruce Bostelman claimed that "schools are wanting to put litter boxes in the schools" for students who were furries. However, after years of research, information is now available to help correct the record. Some teachers were given "go buckets" that contained cat litter to be used as a toilet in an emergency lockdown situation, such as during a school shooting. WebThe litter boxes in schools hoax (also called the litter box canard) [1] [2] is a false rumor alleging that certain North American schools provide litter boxes in bathrooms for As strange as that may sound to some, director Norbert Carpenter said he felt the need to issue a public statement to address misinformation circulating within the school system and on social media. DERBY CENTER- A rumor alleged to have started via the online social media company Tik Tok was dispelled at the North Country Union Junior High Reuters fact-checked the claim, stating there was no evidence for it; the school district also denied the claim. The artist Dorian Electra, at every concert venue they go to, they put litter boxes in the bathroom. [68], In June 2022, social media posts in Hannibal, Missouri, falsely claimed that the school district was placing water bowls and cat litter boxes in school restrooms and that the issue would be discussed at an upcoming board meeting. The Winston-Salem Choice Neighborhood plan will involve the demolition and replacement of Cleveland Avenue Homes, but the city is taking steps. Administrators for Horry County Schools said the rumors were part of a nationwide hoax and untrue.[72]. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). [49] The rumors later gained traction in January 2022, after a video of the school board meeting was shared by Meshawn Maddock, the co-chair for the Michigan Republican Party, who promoted the rumors. GOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock/Facebook. ", "Conservatives Are Obsessed With This Lie About Students Identifying as Furries", "Folklorist: Sky View High School litter box rumor follows pattern of 'urban legends', "Opinion | America Is Being Consumed by a Moral Panic Over Trans People", "Culture wars take center stage in Tudor Dixon's education proposals", "Trans athletes, book bans: How school elections became political battlefields", "Did Salem-Keizer allow a student who identifies as a cat to bring a litter box to school? Why are we telling elementary kids that they get to choose their gender this week? [108] Kathie Obradovich, a opinion editor with the Iowa Capital Dispatch, argued that the litter box hoax served the political purpose of instilling fear in parents of public schools as a way to shift public education dollars towards private and religious schools. People have sex and furries are people. [46] The same month, the education director of the Lambton-Kent District School Board dispelled litter box rumors. [76] In Ohio, State Board of Education member Brendan Shea repeated the litter box rumor in debate about a resolution to restrict protections for LGBTQ+ students. The rumor that furries people who have an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters and sometimes dress up as them used litter boxes in the school [92] Several school officials in San Luis Obispo County, California, had to refute false litter box rumors, which may have emanated from the promulgation of the hoax by radio show host Joe Rogan. And while litter boxes are most commonly used by domestic cats in real life, most furry avatars (i.e., the characters who humans are playing) are animals that wouldn't Restaurant is celebrating its 20th anniversary. the majority of furries are motivated by reasons of social belonging, not sexual motivations. Lamoille schools are not alone in being targeted by litter box rumors. [a][8] In October 2022, in response to a letter that was sent to local media, administrators for the Renfrew County District School Board or Renfrew County Catholic District School Board in Ontario issued statements that their schools "do not have, and have never had, litter boxes in any of our elementary or secondary sites". Then they hear these rumors about furries and see their kids watching these videos., Old lies and false impressions die hard, and other forms of discrimination tend to reemerge in moments when LGBTQ people are targeted by lawmakers and media personalities. Welcome! Therians believe deep down inside that they are trapped in a human body but were meant to be some other species. said Dr Kathy Gerbasi, a psychologist specializing in studying both. The specific claim that schools are providing litter boxes for students who identify as cats or furries seemed to first emerge in 2021, targeting the Prince Edward "[24], In an opinion article in the Arizona Daily Star, Judy Doll argued that Republican politicians were using the litter box hoax as a way to call "into question the moral values of everyone associated with public schools". Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. From abortion to book bans, critical race theory and transgender rights, much political rhetoric in the run-up to the mid-term elections in the United States has centered around culture war issues. School board proposes banning furries after rumors of litter boxes in schools spread LGBTQNation 10/25/2022 A school board in North Carolina considered a proposal ", "Joe Rogan admits schools don't have litter boxes for kids who 'identify' as furries: Podcast host had amplified debunked claim about furries spread by Republican politicians", "Rep. Bob Morris cites 'litter box' myth in school board endorsement", "Tony Dungy apologizes again for tweet about litter box claims", "Tony Dungy deletes controversial cat litter tweet after backlash, outrage", "Claims pupils identifying as cats at school branded 'false rumours', "Michigan school not providing litter box for students identifying as cats", "Claim about schools providing litter boxes for students debunked in several states", "Fact Check-No evidence that U.S. schoolchildren are self-identifying as animals and disrupting classrooms", "School litter boxes, cat translators and other myths", "No, Schools Aren't Accommodating Students Who Identify as Animals", "Opinion | Why Are Seemingly Functional Adults Falling for the 'Furries' Myth? Among those who had promoted the hoax and prevailed in their races included the incumbents U.S. Im staying calm, but Im not happy about it, she said. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. Another 50 per cent of furries own furry paraphernalia a furry T-shirt, ears, collar or tail that communicates their furry interests to others. [5] Jensen said: "But what about education? Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. We've lost our minds. [98], Several news media and fact-checking organizations have debunked the claims that schools were providing litter boxes to students to use in restrooms as unsubstantiated. [58][59] Joe Seiwert, a Kansas state representative, made a false claim during a public forum. Kameron Dunn, a furries expert and researcher whos previously written about these subcultures for Slate, explained that theres a common misconception that furries pretend to be animals because of sick sexual fetishes. Bronski agreed that children identifying as animals and disrupting classrooms was not a genuine phenomenon. Or they applied for an extension, giving them until October 17 to file their returns. Lamoille South Unified Union Superintendent Ryan Heraty has heard the rumors too. Be nice. To back up his assertion that people are identifying as animals, Walsh then speaks with a trans woman who says she is both a furry and a therian. Partly cloudy skies this morning will become overcast during the afternoon. Reuters has fact checked claims around furries in U.S. schools in the past and found no evidence of them disrupting classrooms or schools developing a policy of including them as a formal identity (here) and (here) and (here). [39] In August 2021, a high school in Meade County, Kentucky said that a small number of students had violated their existing dress code. If your knowledge of furries comes mostly from television or social media, then what youve heard about furries is probably wrong. Family members and other people in the community who care about our schools have pointed out that these rumors are circulating on social media, not just about Lamoille, but about schools across the country.. He said: No - not socially, culturally or by any national or local LGBTQ organization., He added, People who identify as furries do so for fun; it is not a primary identification.. About 95 per cent of furries develop their own unique avatar-like character called a fursona. So now we are seeing kids that are identifying as animals going to school, she says. [87] The school district, along with nearby Lincoln County Schools, said there was no evidence of litter boxes being used on campuses. "[13] Geoff Wetrosky of the Human Rights Campaign, said, "The attention this freakish lie has received on social media illustrates the pernicious influence of disinformation and that anti-LGBTQ+ politicians will do and say anything to animate the most extreme fringeno matter the consequence. Copyright 2022 WILX via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. In the same way that cosplayers typically dont believe they are actually Spiderman, furries dont think they are their fursonas. Photo illustration by Slate. No evidence. Reuters has not found evidence of widespread cases of schoolchildren identifying as furries disrupting classrooms for this reason. Students will be able to get haircuts and talk weekly with mentors. It is not true. Explanation of where the old term 'hunker down' came from. [70] In Maine, Republican Congressional candidate Ed Thelander repeated the hoax in an interview for a far-right website. They might dress up as a storm trooper or superhero and attend a comic book convention to have fun with friends. or anything. Legitimate concerns can help our school community grow, whereas these sorts of rumors really hurt our school community, she said. Two Things: A family tragedy made worse; tax dollars at work in Greensboro and Winston-Salem. [9] A school official said there was a request for cat litter in one school, but it was denied by the school board and that they did not recognize animal identities. that is degrading to another person. Pick 'em up at the showroom in Thomaston! Moravian cookie bill advances in the N.C. House. Associate professor, Social Development Studies, University of Waterloo. By Jessica Marie Still, Dunn told me hed never seen furry accusations being levied at children before now. [51][52] The superintendent for the school district of Midland Public Schools described the claims as false, stating "There is no truth whatsoever to this false statement [] There have never been litter boxes within MPS schools". After the rumors spread widely in schools and on social media, the Public Schools Branch denied claims of litter boxes, with the director of the school district saying "It seemed to me like it was a backlash against some of the progressive things that our schools are doing, and we would have many that would say this is rooted in hate". Superintendent debunks claims of litter boxes in schools for students who identify as cats, Former Vt. credit union manager accused of fraud scheme, Shelburne woman pleads not guilty to kidnapping toddler, TikTok sets new default time limits for minors, Residents left stranded as severe weather batters the West Coast, Biden to help mark Department of Homeland Securitys 20th anniversary, Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap, Supreme Court hears dispute between New York and New Jersey. Students are much more open about who they are and, for the most part, their peers are very accepting and encouraging of them, Pirie said. [11][12][13][14], The hoax was reported in Prince Edward Island in October 2021 and initially thought to be a joke, but had to be formally disavowed as misinformation circulated on social media. But the panic is probably best expressed in an op-ed last month by a former staffer in the Reagan and Bush administrations, who wrote that the left was not just content to turn boys into girls, girls into boys, some with hormone therapy. It was now also pushing the conceptwith bizarre sexual overtonesof a furry, a child identifying as an animal.. "I had a lot of concern about this because it was becoming a distraction to the learning and teaching at some of our schools," he said in an interview with CBC News: Compass host Steve Bruce. While many furries have no interest in acquiring a fursuit at all, they can also be prohibitively expensive. Sign up today! The most important political nonsense of the week, delivered to your inbox every Saturday. Im a co-founder of the International Anthropomorphic Research Project, also known as Furscience. Don't threaten. Well, if you were to survey some school officials, radio hosts, and even politicians across the U.S., you might find quite a few flapping their hands about a new alleged threat to schoolchildren: litter boxes and animal sounds. The meme has continued through the present day onwhere else?TikTok. Not to say that a teacher cannot lose control of a classroom from time to time, but not in these circumstances. WebWinston-Salem's Burke Street Pizza is still serving up slices. Furries dont identify as animals; they identify with animals. The same falsehood also circulated in an Iowa district, and a congressional candidate in Texas tweeted that school cafeteria tables were being lowered to accommodate students identifying as furries. Thank you for signing in! Winston-Salem police closed Burke Street for several hours this morning as detectives investigate the second killing there in as many months. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. [6] A review of the rumors by center-right news website The Bulwark reached a similar conclusion as NBC News and referred to the hoax as "Furrygate". "[106] Christopher Tremoglie of the conservative website Washington Examiner said that rumors in mid 2022 of litter boxes in Iowa schools were false. Conservative fearmongering about students seems particularly unlikely to abate for a while. [75] One school in Colorado did admit it had placed buckets of cat litter in classrooms several years prior for a backup option in the event of an emergency lock down, but there was no evidence of any accommodations for furries in Colorado schools. Contrary to Stocktons claims, identifying as an animal is not a protected characteristic in U.S. law. "[111] Leigh Finke, a transgender candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2022 election, said about the rumors, "It's a really gross thing no one should have to hear. Answering the question, 'Are Star Trek fans Trekkies or Trekkers?'. Sometimes they draw original artworks of popular cartoon animals like Bugs Bunny and Star Fox. Have you met sports fans who wear their teams jersey at a special event, such as a game, or a music fan who wears their favourite bands branded T-shirt? The fandom provides a social network for its members, and furries can benefit tremendously from these friendships. [6], School boards in the late 2010s and early 2020s saw heightened controversy (described by some as a moral panic[31] or culture war[32]) surrounding accomodations for transgender, non-binary, and otherwise gender-variant students, such as unisex restrooms, and allowing students to use bathrooms and participate on sports teams corresponding to their gender identities. University of Waterloo provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. [22][9][23][21] Some conservative politicians and activists argued that protections for LGBTQ+ students in schools had "gone too far" and that litter box accommodations are what they might lead to next,[24][25] despite there being no confirmed instances of schools providing litter boxes for students to defecate or urinate in, or planning to do so. [103] Hayes Brown, an MSNBC opinion columnist, said it was unclear if politicians spreading the rumors actually believed them or not, but that either way the act of repeating the rumors was "to the detriment of trans kids". Thank you for reading! Its a TikTok meme. He also said regarding a widely circulated story by the Herald Sun tabloid newspaper about an Australian teenager allowed to act as a cat in class that was never verified,[107] and of the broader discussion of gender identity issues, "This is the world we live in today, and this is the danger created by normalizing transgender delusions in young students who may get over it. Local news is important. Most people reach out to raise legitimate concerns. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. [63][64] In New York, administrators for Dansville Central School refuted litter box rumors after an Instagram post received thousands of views. [60] In North Dakota, Fargo School Board member Jennifer Benson said litter boxes had been placed in school restrooms, but she declined to present evidence of it when requested by local media, and school officials in Fargo and elsewhere in North Dakota said the claim was the result of false rumors being spread nationally. (That a significant number of furries identify as LGBTQ likely added to the misrepresentation, with homophobia coloring the portrayal of this subculture in the media.). Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School, city partner for new programs. [50][41][53], In January 2022, Michelle Evans, a Texan Republican running for congress, claimed that cafeteria tables were "being lowered in certain Round Rock Independent School District middle and high schools to allow 'furries' to more easily eat without utensils or their hands". ", "Fact Check-No evidence of schools accommodating 'furries' with litter boxes", "Ron Johnson goes on transphobic rant, says trans teens 'think weird things' and are going through 'phases', "New Hampshire Senate race: Maggie Hassan, Don Bolduc debate abortion, inflation, energy - recap", "N.H. school officials push back after Bolduc repeats hoax about kids using litter boxes", "Fact check: Do SLO County schools have litter boxes for students identifying as 'furries'? 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