A Lincoln councilmember attending a high school club meeting made comments about her daughter’s sexual orientation, and now, her comments are sparking backlash on campus and at city hall.<\/p>\n
The comments were made at the inaugural meeting for Twelve Bridges High School’s new ‘Club America,” a high school chapter of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“My oldest daughter had a lot of trauma as a child. Something really terrible happened to her when she was young that I would hope would never happen to any other child,” Councilmember Holly Andreatta said. “And as a result of it, she’s a lesbian \u2014 She’s gay. She’s married to a woman.”<\/p>\n
Students recorded her speak, and video of her comments eventually spread on social media.<\/p>\n
Some students now say they want that club to be shut down.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, ‘Club America’ student president Garrett Culp said he is being targeted with harassment online and that he has even filed a police report. He said others in his club are also being taunted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We’ve been ruthlessly attacked online, called horrible names, harassed at school,” Culp said<\/p>\n
There is now a school signature drive seeking to remove the club from campus. Sophomore class president Eliot Armstrong is helping lead the petition.<\/p>\n
“She talked about how being gay was a trauma response, and I have some friends who are part of the LGBTQ+ community, and I felt like that kind of deeply hurt me because it’s not really a choice, and what she said could be really offensive to people,” Armstrong said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Andreatta declined CBS13’s request for an interview and released a statement reading in part:<\/p>\n
“I want to publicly apologize to my daughter. Her story is hers alone, and I should not have shared personal details about her trauma,” Andreatta said. “To be absolutely clear: I did not say that trauma causes homosexuality. I never said that, nor would I ever say that or think that. I was referring to a very specific personal experience.”<\/p>\n
Andreatta spoke to the club for about 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
The Western Placer Unified School District issued a statement saying it’s aware of the community questions and concerns, and that “protecting student free-expression and protecting student well-being are shared responsibilities.”<\/p>\n
Ruth Cox is president of the Democratic Club of Lincoln and is calling on the Lincoln city council to censure Andreatta.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“At a very minimum,” Cox said. “I think it’s important for the city council to state very clearly that they don’t agree with these statements that were made.”<\/p>\n
A school district spokesperson said a signature drive will not lead them to make a decision on the future of the club and that district decisions are made in accordance with board policy as well as state and federal law.<\/p>\n
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