A parent named Nancy said that she was concerned that teenagers could be ‘susceptible to influence’ at the TPUSA event

A Turning Point USA event for Maryland high schoolers was reported to child protective services after parents expressed “serious concern” about their children’s safety at the meeting.

A parent, identified only as “Nancy,” told attendees at a Calvert County school board meeting on February 12 that kids had been put at risk because adults were not allowed to attend the event.

However, the 17-year-old president of Calvert County Club America, which is associated with TPUSA, said that some adult attendance would still be permitted. This attendance was limited to parents and volunteers only due to the “hate” the group had received online.

"Excluding parents and guardians from a student-focused event creates a lack of transparency and undermines established best practices for youth safety,” she continued. "Students are widely recognized as a vulnerable population, they are in critical developmental stages, and especially susceptible to influence.”

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    8 hours ago

    Sounds super safe and not at all like putting your child directly in the hands of groomers at best

    The 17 year old ‘president’ of the chapter even said ‘there won’t be any child groomers because I’m a child so I can’t be a groomer.’

    Excuse me ‘sir,’ you appear to be a petty well groomed child.

    Edit: citations

    “We have been accused of many things,” the unnamed president said, explaining the decision. “We have been accused of grooming children - an allegation that a random, unnamed man was president of our group and had certain felony charges.

    “I’m the president of the group,” he continued. “I’m 17, I’m a minor.

    “I can’t groom children because I am a child. I don’t have any felony charges or convictions.”