Debate erupts as Eagle County high school students launch TPUSA chapters
By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice
When students at Eagle Valley and Battle Mountain high schools set out to form local chapters of Turning Point USA, they probably didn’t expect the stir it would cause. At Eagle Valley, the club had just cleared the approval process when pushback started rolling in.
Shortly afterward, community member Jen Winkeller shared a post in the Vail Moms!! Facebook group citing Superintendent Phil Qualman’s confirmation that the group “identified a staff sponsor.” Winkeller encouraged those opposed to the club to “sign the petition” and “protest peacefully,” linking to the Change.org petition.
Vail Moms!! Facebook Group
The petition claims that TPUSA “routinely engaged in racist, homophobic, and sexist hate speech” and a...