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Resident asks board to deny Pride event on district property over adult-entertainment concerns
Summary
During public comment on May 19, Dawn Land urged the board not to approve a Pride event organized by Abby White/Hope Development Practice on district property, alleging adult-themed performances occurred at a prior event and that she has video evidence; board took the comment under advisement.
Dawn Land, a registered public commenter, urged the Sumner Bonney Lake School District Board on May 19 not to approve a Pride event on district property organized by Abby White of Hope Development Practice. Land said she attended a prior pride event at Donald Eisman Elementary and alleged that an actor performed material she described as "not appropriate for anyone under 17" and later performed in women’s underwear in front of children.
"Please don't approve Abby White to have her pride event on Sumner Bonney Lake school property," Land said during the board’s public comment period, adding that she has more than four hours of video documenting the event and that organizers are "requiring everyone to promise to support drag." Land said she was not opposing LGBTQ+ people generally, but objected to what she described as adult entertainment taking place on school property or where young children would be present.
The board read its standard public-comment rules earlier in the meeting noting the three-minute limit, a prohibition on naming specific staff or students, and cautions about defamation and privacy; board members did not respond to Land’s remarks but took them under advisement. Land named Abby White and referenced "Hope Development Practice" as the organizer; the transcript records no response from White or district staff during the meeting.
