A FALSE rumor claiming that schools are installing litter boxes in bathrooms for students who identify as cats has sparked outrage.
The myth has been peddled for months often by parents who bizarrely suggested that schools want to accommodate pupils who are “furries”.
A furry is someone who role-plays or identifies as an animal or a character with human-like features. Some even wear animal costumes or tails in public.
Scott Jensen, who is the GOP candidate for governor of Minnesota, vented at a rally: “Why are we telling elementary kids that they get to choose their gender this week?
“Why do we have litter boxes in some of the school districts so kids can pee in them, because they identify as furry?
“We’ve lost our minds. We’ve lost our minds.”
There is no evidence that schools across the country plan on installing litter boxes for students that identify themselves as “furry”.
Heidi Ganahl, who is running to be the next governor of Colorado, peddled the false claims last month.
She claimed that “schools are tolerating” pupils that want to identify as a cat.
She told FOX31 that she had been sent hundreds of messages from concerned parents.
She bizarrely alleged that schools in the state are being “infiltrated”.
But, the claims have been thoroughly debunked by officials across the state.
Randy Barber, of the Boulder Valley School District, told the Denver Post: “The concerns being generated by the Republican gubernatorial candidate are baseless.”
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