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Louisiana Teacher: Why I Spoke Out Against Pushing Gender Ideology

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🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Louisiana high school teacher Jonathan Koeppel spoke out recently against the gender-identity ideology being promoted at his school. A video of his remarks at a school board meeting quickly went viral. During the meeting in April, Koeppel played an audio clip for the school board from an education app the school uses, called “BrainPop,” in which students were advised to refer to individuals as “they” if the student didn't know that individual's "preferred" pronouns.  "I would have thought that this is only happening in California or in New Jersey, New York, and the more progressive—what I would call—progressive states," said Koeppel, who teaches in the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools system. Not only is the school allowing a far-left ideology to be pushed on children, but it’s also teaching students incorrect grammar, he said.  Koeppel joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why he chose to speak out and how the school board, parents, and other teachers responded to his remarks.  We also cover these stories:  President Joe Biden gives a speech in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on closing the racial wealth gap.  Former President Barack Obama says that Biden is finishing the work of his administration.  In a message for gay pride month, Biden calls out former President Donald Trump and conservative states for passing legislation that banned biological males from participating in girls and women’s sports. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, June 2nd.

0:09.3

I'm Rachel DelJudus.

0:10.3

And I'm Virginia Allen.

0:12.3

Gender ideology, it's making its way into more classrooms across the country.

0:17.3

Louisiana high school teacher Jonathan Coppel decided to speak out against the gender

0:21.7

ideology being taught to his students during a school board meeting this spring.

0:27.2

Jonathan joins us today to share why he decided to speak out and what exactly students

0:32.1

at his school were being taught.

0:34.2

And don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review

0:38.3

or a f***ing star rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.

0:42.9

Now onto our top news.

0:44.5

President Joe Biden gave a speech on Tuesday during a visit to Tulsa, Oklahoma on closing

0:55.2

the racial wealth gap.

0:57.0

In his statement, the White House announced that the Biden administration will be taking

1:00.7

steps to help narrow the racial wealth gap and reinvest in communities that have been

1:05.1

left behind by failed policies.

1:07.6

Specifically, the administration is expanding access to two key wealth creators, home ownership

1:13.6

and small business ownership, and communities of color and disadvantaged communities.

1:18.7

The speech marked the 100th anniversary of the Black Wall Street massacre, where hundreds

1:23.2

of Black people were killed by white mob in the Oklahoma neighborhood of Greenwood in

1:27.3

the city of Tulsa.

1:29.1

Former President Barack Obama says President Joe Biden is finishing the work of his administration.

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