Outcry follows a teenage girl’s account of seeing someone she believed to be a naked man in the women's locker room
Santee’s controversy started with a brief story shared at a sparsely attended council meeting.
The story was picked up by several conservative-leaning national outlets, including the New York Post and Tucker Carlson on Fox News. Schools in the area have since halted field trips to the facility until “district staff” can “work with YMCA leadership to review policies and procedures,” according to a statement sent by the Santee School District Board of Education.
In a statement, the YMCA of San Diego County’s CEO emphasized the organization’s commitment to inclusion while noting that state statute requires people have access to bathrooms in line with their gender identity.“Our priority is that everyone is welcome and safe at our Y and we will work to ensure our privacy measures reflect that,” Tibbits said.
It was not immediately clear why law enforcement was not closer, and a request for comment from an on-scene media liaison was not immediately returned.
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