It only took roughly 20 minutes for a tampon dispenser in the boy’s restroom at Brookfield High School in Connecticut to be torn down, according to a report from CT Insider.
Principal Marc Balanda sent an email out to students and their families on Jan. 24 and explained that the new dispenser had been torn down and basically destroyed in less than 25 minutes, according to CT Insider. Balanda called the incident “disgusting” and an “egregious instance of vandalism and destruction of property” in the email with a subject line that read “I am feeling ‘dis-’ right now.”
“A dispenser with menstrual products was installed in the boy’s bathroom near the (main office),” Balanda wrote. “The installation was completed at 9:30 (a.m.). By 9:52 (a.m.), tampons were on the floor, the newly installed distribution box was ripped off the wall along with the masonry anchors, and the distribution box itself was destroyed.”
The tampon dispenser in a boy’s bathroom in a Connecticut school was ripped down 20 minutes after being installed.
The principal sent out an email describing the event as “the most egregious instance of vandalism” and promised “consequences” for the “list of suspects.”… pic.twitter.com/aAdkMtbui8
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The dispenser was put in place in compliance with a new law passed in 2022 and set to go into effect on Sep. 1 that requires all schools from grades three to 12 to put menstrual dispensers in female restrooms, and at least one male restroom, according to the text. Some who supported the bill argued that “menstruating individuals” shouldn’t have to choose between their period and going to school, according to the CT Mirror.
Balanda chastised the individuals responsible, calling them “boys” not “men,” CT Insider reported.
“Ask for more information. Use your words to start a dialogue rather than using your hands to destroy something. In this particular instance, if you have questions, please let me know,” Balanda wrote in the email.
Brookfield Schools Superintendent John Barile said that the situation had been handled but did not answer questions about how many students were involved and what kind of discipline they would receive, according to CT Insider. He also explained that police were not called since it was just vandalism but noted that “the school is seeking restitution.”
Balanda did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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See what the boys in the bathroom will have!!!!!
So will you now put a propylitic dispenser in the woman’s lavatories? Just another tactic to cause friction and divide groups.
Can I donate a crowbar to the boys in case they put up another one?
I bet they already had one. Sounds like they made quick work of this. LOL
I’m surprised this principal was not the target. Such nonsense as tampons in the boys room are tantamount to challenging the virility and masculinity of these young me. And you can get condoms free from the school nurse.
You can’t change the nature of intelligent human beings. There are two genders, only ONE uses tampons.
Disgusting statement by the principal. I think we know who’s in charge in his household.
Gender dysphoria is a mental illness. Period (no pun intended). Therefore, anyone pushing, espousing, or supporting, the deliberate spread of a mental illness should NOT be in a position of authority around children. This “man” also had the opportunity to “school” the State’s legislators on how many genders there really are (which is 2), and the opportunity to tell them “No way is a tampon dispensing machine going to go in a men’s/boy’s bathroom in MY school b/c men and boys do NOT use tampons”, yet he failed at every turn. But, who he REALLY failed are the children. The very ones he’s supposedly in the position of Principal to help, and teach, and protect. He should be removed immediately, for their safety and mental wellness. Now THAT would be the best lesson to come out of this fubar.