{"id":656107,"date":"2026-08-22T16:46:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=656107"},"modified":"2026-08-22T16:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:46:27","slug":"high-school-senior-issues-bold-bathroom-challenge-to-female-school-board-members-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=656107","title":{"rendered":"High School senior issues bold bathroom challenge to female school board members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Richmond, Wisconsin, is shaping up to be the latest battleground in the war to protect female spaces.<\/p>\n

A parent and student group, New Richmond Parents for Strong Schools, has filed a lawsuit against the New Richmond School District over allegations of Title IX violations<\/a>. Specifically, the organization claims that the district is maintaining its policy of allowing students to pick whichever bathroom aligns with their chosen gender identity, rather than their biological gender. This has made a number of students uncomfortable, including Ella Frei, who issued a challenge to female school board members that would require them to put up or shut up.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom now on, when the women on this board take a bathroom break, I want you to bring every single one of the men on this board in there with you. That\u2019s the discomfort hundreds of girls in this school feel right now.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/rmmmoMKIU8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ella Frei (@EllaFrei17) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHello, my name is Ella Frei.\u00a0 I\u2019m a senior at New Richmond High School and I just wanted to talk about a discussion. It felt like some progress was being made toward a solution. You said you wanted to find one and even scheduled a special session on the 10th, then cancelled it,\u201d she said of the bathroom issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom now on, when the women on this board take a bathroom break, I want you to bring every single one of the men on this board in there with you. That\u2019s the discomfort I feel, that\u2019s the discomfort hundreds of girls in this school feel right now. It\u2019s exactly how you have made every girl feel,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe longer you continue to delay putting real solutions on the table, the worse it gets for girls. You are no longer protecting us, and it\u2019s time you start. What is stopping you? Is it the lawyer? Is it time to question the advice you receive?\u201d<\/p>\n

X users reacted to the young girl\u2019s bravery:<\/p>\n

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Damn, the way this is done is just something else. This is art.<\/p>\n

\u2014 valladares ilse (@valladares04db) August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Or when the men go to use the men\u2019s room\u2026.LADIES FOLLOW THEM IN. MAKE THEM SHARE THEIR SPACE AND PRIVACY<\/p>\n

\u2014 Shazoom22 (@shazoom22) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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They need to quickly throw on dresses first and start talking weird and creepy too, or it won\u2019t hit as hard.<\/p>\n

\u2014 xcntrk (@spheresoflight) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Keep fighting Ella! You are the GOAT!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kelli Kaelber (@KKaelber) August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Keep fighting Ella. You can make a difference.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Be real (@bbmy203) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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