Idaho MassResistance Exposes Counselor Who Corrupted a Minor: Megan Franklin of Coeur D'Alene Northwest Expedition Academy

MassResistance just released an article about a perverse school counselor who affirmed a young girl's false identity that she was transsexual.

Here's the link with the whole story. Click here.

This incident took place at Northwest Expedition Academy

Who was this counselor?

Her name is Megan Franklin.

She's the Elementary School counselor that told an 11-year-old that it's OK to be transsexual, and she even supported that decision!

Here's the full recording between Megan Franklin and Janice Camarena, the grandmother who provided the recording of her conversation with the Northwest Expedition Academy:

AUDIO RECORDING: MassResistance grandmother confronts school counselor!

Here are the key parts of the conversation between Janice Camarena and Megan Franklin that you need to hear. It’s truly shocking!

Megan Franklin (MF): Allison went to her teacher, and asked her to call her by a different name and to use male pronouns. So the teacher came to me …

Janice Camarena (JC): OK, this is the first time that I am hearing of that, also

MF: Right, so, I’m getting to that. So we went to the principal, the teacher and I went to the principal. And the principal went to legal counsel for the district. “What should we do in this situation? We believe that the parents are not supportive of this. But this is what the child is asking, so what should we do?”

Notice right away that there are four different professionals at this public school, and they are all debating whether they should go along with enabling the delusion that young Allison is a boy and refer to her as one. Ten years ago, even five years ago, there is no way that adults in a professional education setting would go along with such lunacy. Nowadays, sadly, this dereliction of responsibility is becoming all too common. What’s worse, they left the parents out of this very intense discussion entirely!

MF: And the legal counsel said, “Don’t change her name. Don’t refer to her by male pronouns. The parents have the right to do that, but that relationship with the counselor is still private, unless she talks about wanting to hurt herself or someone else”. That I should be a safe space for her to be able to talk and still support it.

There is NO way that a counselor could be considered supportive or a safe space for a child, when that counselor insists on going along with the lie that a girl can become a boy by changing her name, her pronouns, and later on her body. This counselor is an example of the lengths to which educational professionals will push the LGBT agenda, without any sense of reason or reserve. They are practically committed activists to this agenda.

MF: I see my role as to be supportive, to make her feel comfortable at school, no matter what that looks like. My understanding is that she talked about this with her Mom about a week ago. We talked about you, and whether she was going to talk to you. She said “Gosh, at this point I’m not ready.” And I said, “Well, if you want to talk to grandma together with me, I’m happy to help with that.” And we kind of left it at that, because I was letting her take the lead.

Remember, the above comments come from a licensed professional counselor at an elementary school—not even a high school! She is supposed to guide a child to make healthy choices. Instead of confronting the silly delusion that she can become a boy, the counselor allowed Allison to “take the lead.”

Grandma Janice did not mince words confronting the counselor’s gross negligence and enabling on this matter:

JC: So, your position is that you’re letting a girl who just turned 11 years old take the lead on something that she is being told, that she’s transsexual? You understand she just turned 11, right?

MF: I just can’t, professionally or personally, it’s not my role to have judgment on that, to say either “Yes, she is”, or “Yes, she isn’t.” I don’t know. My role is to simply be there for her and help her to feel comfortable at school.

And there it is: it’s all about feelings, not facts, not truth. Someone needs to remind these educational professionals that they have a responsibility to do what is right and best for the child, not just want the child “feels” is best.

JC: OK, so your supporting her in this, you never gave her the other side as her counselor? Like “Hey, maybe God didn’t screw up when He made you, and maybe it’s a tomboy thing, and you should talk about other things,” other than “We support you in this decision to think you’re a transsexual and what to be called a different name at 11 years old”?

MF: Again, it’s not my job to say one way or another.

JC: But you did say one way or the other, because you said that you supported her, so you did say one way or the other.

This is the kind of confrontation that is needed from parents. School districts and personnel are often arrogant or diffident. They think that they can get away with saying whatever they choose to other people’s children. Because they assume that they are experts in a certain field, they know more than the parents do.

MF: I worry a lot about Alyssa, and given our history, I want to be a safe person she can come talk to about anything, and I just did my best to support her as much as I could.

JC: OK, I just don’t know what to say. I can’t even imagine why the school would think it’s OK to tell an 11-year-old that they are supportive of her in this, and not talk to her about different things other than “we support you.” … An 11-year-old making the decision to be a transsexual …

It truly is shocking that anyone in an educational setting would go along with something so harmful, so destructive to a child as to believe that the child can change their sex. Transgenderism is a mental illness, and carrying out the full extent of it harms children irreparably.

JC: Well, Allison will not be seeing you anymore because you have done more harm than good for this child who is confused, who has lost her dad, and is trying to find her way.  And you as a counselor not offering her another side other than “I support you, that you’re transsexual” at 11 freaking years old?! It’s beyond ridiculous.

This point is particularly well taken. Children in early adolescence struggle with a number of issues. They need stability as much as possible. The last thing that a child needs is enabling for false and dangerous ideas that will only harm the child down the line. Instead of doing the right thing, Megan Franklin wanted to play nice and talk about this horrific life decision.

Later on, Janice added:

JC: Yeah, we all thought things at 11 were true that weren’t, and that’s when we needed adult guidance to speak the truth into her life, to speak some other kind of avenue for her to look at. Even if you were being neutral, you could have offered her two different sides, not just “I support you in being transsexual.”

MF: Sure. And we talked about your beliefs on this: “My grandma, my mom, they believe differently.” We talked about that. But she doesn’t believe that.

JC: And you do understand at 11 her brain isn’t even developed enough to make rational decisions. I mean, there’s scientific evidence there. This is what the science says about it, even if you didn’t bring God into it. …  And now Allison’s here at home, telling me “My school accepts it. It must be OK for me.

MF: I get it, and that’s hard. It’s just hard, there is … I don’t know. Some people know [they are transsexual] at 11. Some people know and make that decision at 11. Some people don’t.

Read that above sentence again. An elementary school counselor affirms her belief that yes indeed, a child can choose to become the opposite sex, and that they can know for sure that they are supposed to be the opposite sex. This is child abuse. Janice seized on that admission right away:

JC: Back up. You believe that an 11-year-old child, that some people know at 11 years old, when their brains aren’t developed, and we just talked about the scientific evidence of that. And you believe at 11 years old some people do know that [they are transsexual]?

MF: From what I’ve read, yes, people do know that.

JC: Well, you are not to have contact with my granddaughter.

MF: Can I ask is Mom in agreement, too?

JC: Yes, she is. And she will be calling you.

Reminder: this counselor was clearly instructed to stay away from the 11-year-old girl.

BUT SHE DIDN'T. She continued to communicate with her via email, and we have the records to prove it:

This is outrageous! This is criminal behavior! And we need to confront it!

Call to Action

Whoever is reading this post, we cannot stand by and allow the school district to get away with this child abuse.

We need EVERYONE contact the school district, the school, the administration at Northwest Expedition Academy right away and demand the following:

• 1.       Fire Megan Franklin, the Counselor at Northwest Expedition Academy
• 2.       Direct all Principals and Counselors to seize promotion or accommodation of LGBT behaviors and identities
• 3.       Enact district policies which ensure that any time students mention their interest in changing their bodies to the opposite sex or engaging sexual conduct with another, the parents must be informed

Here's the contact information:

Northwest Expedition Academy

2008 W Prairie Ave

Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815

Counselor: Megan Franklin

mfranklin@cdaschools.org

(208) 763-0800 ex 19016

Tell her to resign for affirming an 11-year-old to pretend that she is a transsexual. This is nothing short of child abuse!

Principal: Bill Rutherford

brutherford@cdaschools.org

(208) 763-0800 (ask to the speak with the principal)

Tell him to fire counselor Megan Franklin for affirming the delusion that an 11-year-old could be transsexual.

Coeur d’Alene Public Schools, Board of Trustees

cmorrisroe@cdaschools.org

jbrumley@cdaschools.org

lbmay@cdaschools.org

tpickford@cdaschools.org

rebecca.smith@cdaschools.org

info@cdaschools.org

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Arthur Schaper, the Organization Director for MassResistance:

Email: arthur@massresistance.org

Workcell: (781) 474-3005 -- calls only. No text messages.

Idaho MassResistance Exposes Elementary School Counselor

Idaho elementary school counselor tells 11-year-old girl she can be a “transsexual” – but doesn’t tell her family!

With MassResistance help, grandmother and mother angrily confront counselor! Listen to recording below.

Counselor continues to communicate with girl after being ordered to stay away. Mother lashes back!

MassResistance helping local parents force changes locally and statewide.

December 23, 2020

 Parents have no idea that books like this - for teachers, counselors, and administrators - are showing up in elementary schools across the country!

Most people don’t realize how the “transgender” propaganda machine has been targeting vulnerable elementary school children across the country – and how helpless parents feel against it. But MassResistance is helping families fight back and stop it!

Children are fed these “gender” lies through the media, school programs, social media, children’s books and magazines, and programs like “Drag Queen Story Hour” events in libraries. And radicalized school counselors and staff have become a big part of the problem. They support children’s descent into these perversions and keep that information from parents.

The brainwashing starts early in the public schools. This extremely seductive and harmful book is in school libraries and classrooms across the U.S.! It glamorizes the story of a boy who eventually had medical interventions and surgeries to “become” a girl.

Last month we got a call from Janice, a new MassResistance activist in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was extremely upset and asked for our help.

Janice’s daughter, Ashley, has two daughters. One girl is in high school and the other is in elementary school. The father was tragically killed three years ago while serving in the US Army in Afghanistan. As you can imagine, that has affected the girls very much, and they have gone through a lot of emotional stress.

Coeur d’Alene is a relatively conservative city located in northern Idaho (about 30 miles east of Spokane, WA). Parents have tended to trust the local schools – which unfortunately is a mistake.

 The Northwest Expedition Academy public school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - where the granddaughter attended.

On November 17, the younger daughter (who turned 11 only a month before) came home from school and announced to her mother and grandmother, “I’m a transsexual.”

A few months earlier, Janice had talked to the elementary school counselor about her concerns that her granddaughter had said she’d been “looking at things online” and seemed to be going through a phase of thinking she would like to be a boy. But Janice was hoping for help from the counselor, not further harm!

Janice took her granddaughter aside to ask her about her “decision.” The girl said her elementary school teacher and school counselor both completely support her decision. She insisted that it’s “who she is.” She said they both told her, "I will accept you for who you are."

She added, "My counselor gave me tips on how to tell you. She said we can practice on how to tell your parents. Maybe you can bring them in here and we can both tell them. If they say this, I can say that. Hopefully the parents will think it's good.“

The girl gave an example: “My mother’s religious. If she says ‘it's a sin’, then I can say, ‘Well, you sin every day.’ "

The girl was also given the phone numbers of local LGBT support groups. "Just in case I need it," she told Janice.

Janice asked her, “Did any of them say, you're 11 and maybe you should explore other options before saying you’re transgender?” No, they didn’t, she said.

At that point, the girl became very emotional and upset, and began crying because her mother and grandmother would not accept her for “who she really is.” This is a very chilling thing for any parent to hear from an 11-year old daughter. And it was especially infuriating that this criminal confusion was being pushed on a minor child by adults in the public school.

Confronting the school counselor

The first thing MassResistance told the Janice was to get that counselor on the phone immediately. Get all the information you can, then tell her in very strong terms never to talk to your granddaughter again. Be firm and unafraid. So she did just that. School officials are generally very skilled at intimidating parents – but not this time!

Still, it was a very shocking call. During the call, the elementary school counselor admitted that her discussions with the girl had been going on for a while, and that she had been coaching the girl as to when and how to properly tell her parents about the new identity.

She also admitted that she told the girl she supported her “decision” – even though the girl is only 11 years old – and did not tell the girl that there was anything wrong with her being “transsexual” or offer an alternative point of view. Instead, she said that it was more important for the girl to feel “safe.” This was probably the most chilling part of the phone call:

JANICE: So, your position is that you’re letting a girl who just turned 11 years old take the lead on something that she is being told, that she’s transsexual? You understand she just turned 11, right?

COUNSELOR: I just can’t, professionally or personally, it’s not my role to have judgment on that, to say either “Yes, she is”, or “Yes, she isn’t.” I don’t know. My role is to simply be there for her and help her to feel comfortable at school.

The counselor also admitted to Janice that the principal and other school officials had known about this but purposefully not told the family. She said that the girl had told her teacher some time ago that she wanted to be addressed as a boy, with a male name and male pronouns. The teacher and counselor asked the principal how to proceed. Assuming that the mother would probably not agree, the principal consulted the school district’s attorney. The attorney said that the school could not call the girl by a boy’s name without informing the parent. So the decision was made by all four of them not to call the girl by a boy’s name – so they could avoid informing the girl’s family of what was happening. Furthermore, the relationship was to be “private” so that the counselor could be a “safe space” for the girl – “safe” from her mother and grandmother!

Probably most bizarre was this exchange – it shows what parents are really up against:

JANICE: And you do understand at 11 her brain isn’t even developed enough to make rational decisions? This is what the science says about it. …  And now she’s here at home, telling me “My school accepts it. It must be OK for me.”

COUNSELOR: I get it, and that’s hard. Some people know [they are transsexual] at 11. Some people know and make that decision at 11. Some people don’t.

JANICE: Back up. You believe that an 11-year-old child, that some people know at 11 years old, when their brains aren’t developed, and we just talked about the scientific evidence of that. And you believe at 11 years old some people do know that [they are transsexual]?

COUNSELOR: From what I’ve read, yes, people do know that.

It was all incredibly shocking and absurd. Janice didn’t hold back: She told the counselor not to ever have any further contact with her granddaughter. (The girl’s mom, Ashley, also later contacted the counselor and said the same thing.) The counselor reluctantly agreed.

Listen for yourself! Here’s a recording of that phone conversation. [NOTE: Recording phone conversations in this manner is legal in Idaho.}:

AUDIO RECORDING: MassResistance grandmother confronts school counselor!

But that agreement didn’t hold for long. A few days later, the counselor and the girl were messaging each other on social media. Among other things, the counselor called the girl “Al” – a boy’s name – and said she was worried about her being at home with her family.

She told the girl, "If you feel unsafe at home, or are thinking of hurting or killing yourself, there are people I can call to make sure you are safe. Please let me know if this is the case." (Very disturbing: The counselor is putting suicidal ideas into the girl’s head!)

When Ashley found these social media posts, she was livid – and felt even more violated. She sent this email to the counselor, pulling no punches:

I am asking you once again to not have any contact with my daughter.

She is doing fine and we are doing the very best that we can. This "turmoil" was caused when a confused little girl went to a trusted adult and was encouraged to believe that she had a mental illness (body dysphoria).

This trusted adult (you) did nothing but encourage my daughter to believe this lie and THAT has caused her more pain.

I am very disappointed in myself for trusting you with the care of my little girl. We have a big job ahead of us trying to undo the hurt that you have done. It will be a lot easier to do if you would respect my wishes and not contact my daughter any further.

MassResistance organizes the community to fight back!

But there was still more work to do! And MassResistance went into action! People in the community have been livid when they’ve heard of this. Here’s what our Idaho MassResistance activists have been doing:

• They are flooding the school officials with calls and emails demanding that the counselor (and the principal) be fired. Yes – fired. We’re treating this as serious as it actually is!
• They are demanding that the School Board implement a policy requiring the schools to inform parents immediately on any LGBT issues regarding their children.
  
  So far, the School Board has reacted by using legalisms and double-talk to dodge the issue – which is not surprising. Here’s the letter our Organization Director, Arthur Schaper, received from them on Nov. 30. We’re used to this sort of non-action. The fight is just beginning!
  
• We have begun working with a member of the Idaho Legislature on introducing a bill in the upcoming session to counter the promotion and acceptance of LGBT behaviors in the schools, in addition to banning counselors from withholding information from parents. It would also weaken the power of the public sector teachers unions in the promotion of LGBT themes and causes in schools.
• In addition, the mother has decided that she will remove the girl from the public school and put her in a private Christian school, which we’ve suggested, for her safety and emotional well-being.

We are continuing this fight!

Final thoughts

These horrible things aren’t just happening in northern Idaho. It’s happening in elementary schools across the country (and in other countries), even in the most seemingly conservative places. Unfortunately, virtually no other conservative groups do what we do. Nobody else treats this like a war instead of a “disagreement.” It’s not enough to write analyses or reports. Our approach is vitally necessary!

The conservative movement likes to complain about this, but they’re very uncomfortable doing anything about it. As you know, we were banned from CPAC a few years ago because we publicly stated that it was necessary to be aggressive in stopping the transgender agenda in elementary schools. That statement angered the LGBT group “Log Cabin Republicans” which donates to CPAC, so they caved in. But we won’t let this go!

   

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