Lee's Summit students protest efforts to a start right-wing school club, calling it 'not a safe...

Lee's Summit students and parents rallied with signs and pride flags to protest a group of students' efforts to start a club affiliated with Turning Point USA.
Parents and students in the Lee’s Summit School District are clashing over an effort by a group of students to start a club affiliated with Turning Point USA, a right-wing youth group founded by pro-Trump activist Charlie Kirk.

Some students at Lee’s Summit West High School have taken preliminary steps to get the club off the ground, but there is not an approved group associated with Turning Point USA at the school, according to district spokesperson Katy Bergen.

About 80 people lined up outside Thursday night’s school board meeting divided over their support for the group. The crowd then filled the entire board room.

Protesters voiced their opposition to the student club’s formation because of the national organization’s statements about LGBTQ and minority groups.