Parents clash in Pride protest outside Los Angeles school
At least one person has reportedly been injured after violence broke out between parents protesting outside an elementary school in Los Angeles, Daily Mail reports.
Protestors were seen clashing outside Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood about an ongoing debate regarding a planned Pride event.
Parents were protesting the scheduled Pride assembly at the school on Friday, which they deemed 'inappropriate.'
Counter-protesters showed up to support the Pride event.
The scene became frantic as parents on both sides of the issue, as well as other protesters and counter-protesters, faced off while police looked on.
The clashes were the result of weeks of heated debates between parents who supported the Pride event and those who did not.
Parents set up an Instagram account on May 16 called 'saticoyelementaryparents' to protest against the school's planned Pride assembly where teachers were to read a Mary Hoffman book titled 'The Great Big Book of Families'.
The text talks about diversity and 'all kinds of families' including those with LGBTQ+ parents.
Parents opposing the event said the event was inappropriate for elementary school children.