A Renfrew teenager has been arrested in Ottawa after protesting against Drag Queen Story Hour, after only being arrested earlier this week for trespassing at St. Joseph’s High School in Renfrew. Multiple reports indicate that Josh Alexander was suspended last November over comments made about gender in class and told he couldn’t return to class until he apologized.
Josh tells the National Post that he made comments during a class discussion on gender. “It was about male students using female washrooms, gender dysphoria and male breastfeeding. Everyone was sharing their opinions on it, any student who wanted to was participating, including the teacher,” Alexander said. “I said there were only two genders, and you were born either a male or a female, and that got me into trouble. And then I said that gender doesn’t trump biology.”
On Monday, Alexander returned to class. He was later arrested by Renfrew OPP out front of the school and given a fine. Reports also show that Alexander will not be entering school property in the future without authorization, but with the assistance of his lawyer, he will continue to appeal the school board’s decision to exclude him, on what he argues is religious discrimination.
(Written by: Kyle Robinson)
