Utah State Board of Education is handing down punishment to board member Natalie kleene this comes after kleene caused an uproar on social media last week where she posted a teen girls picture on Facebook insinuating the student athlete is transgender which she is not as Fox 13 news reporter Chris Arnold shows us the board's vote even removes Natalie Klein from many of her duties on the board this action that we took as a board today really signifies how seriously we took this issue after more t
han 3 hours in executive session that motion Passes State school board members and attendance voted unanimously to discipline board member Natalie Klein the only person absent for the meeting was Klein herself an official uh resolution of censure Kelsey James the board Communications coordinator telling Fox 13 News a centure of a board member had happened only once previously other actions including prohibiting uh member kleene from placing any items on board agendas prohibiting member Klein fro
m attending any uh board advisory committee meetings as well as removing her from any both standing and any additional committee assignments as well as asking Klein to resign from her position by February 19th the board's actions on Wednesday became effective immediately through the end of the year discussion of subsequent posts by member Klein that referenced concerned parents in the context of whether this student was a boy or transgender make clear that it was put in a context in a forum wher
e it was fairly clear that it would invite scrutiny some board members discussed splitting up the different parts of the resolution for a vote which ultimately failed however the consensus in the room did not support Klein's actions I want to clarify the wrong audience was targeted child was targeted in a very specific way I de inappropriate an investigation into client's conduct was opened after several complaints were filed with the public education hotline earlier this month since her controv
ersial social media post last week fellow board members City and even State officials including Governor Spencer Cox and lieutenant governor Dedra Henderson have condemned Klein's actions I asked James if the decision Wednesday night came from any pressure from others speaking out against kleene the board's decision is not reflective of any other entity taking action or urging us to take action um this is the action that was taken after consideration of the evidence presented in our executive se
ssion Klein claims she's not gotten due process making a Facebook post and sending an email to the board saying she's been unable to read all the materials gather evidence draft a response and prepare for a hearing she also questioned if the board's actions are a form of election interference coming within 60 days days of her primary election at the solake county GOP convention It's Something board chair Moss addressed before they went into executive session on Wednesday saying they were allowed
to meet on this issue Fox 13 News spoke with the sponsor of a resolution in the house regarding Klein and possible actions they could take and they said they were awaiting the State Board of education's decision before deciding what they would do moving forward in downtown Sal Lake Chris Arnold Fox 13 News Utah stay with Fox 13 News as we keep track of the controversy surrounding Natalie kleene as soon as any major updates come down we will of course pass them along to you
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She can be sued by the parents/student!!!! ...and SHOULD BE!!!!!!
This is not her first offensive remark against students. People need to do their homework of who they are voting into these positions.
What a horrid lady to say anything like that about a child. Girls are allowed to have short hair and be physically fit.
Anyone willing to be that cruel to children cannot be given power over them.
Hopefully the voters in the primary tell her exactly where she can go. And I can't wait for the lawsuit from the family of the young innocent girl. Cline's life is over. Or would you hire her for a position at your firm.
Well, she may as well resign she cannot do anything as a board member anyway, so she is technically useless right now.
Discipline? How about expulsion?
Sounds like this is pretty much as far as their power allows them to go. I'm glad for this. I don't think this has anything to do with whether the student was actually transgender or not. Even if you have opinions on that topic, you don't involve the kids. Also - I don't know the rules about due process in this situation, but I don't like her trying to spin this as some political move. I just think it's the right move... even as a conservative who probably agrees with her opinion on transgender policies in sports and for minors. I don't see any failing of due process either. Her opinions don't matter; what she did matters and it can't be undone.
Its about time! This woman is despicable.
Shes a narcissist
that’s crazy how powerful their position is because they are not able to fire her.
Whata beach!
SHE NEEDS TO BE FIRED NOW
As a parent of a female athlete, I understand the concern from the parents. Our girls work very hard and long hours to become the best they can be. However, I do not understand how or why a woman, in that position, would ever make a public post and include a picture of a child, whether the child was transgender or not. She should resign for that alone. There is absolutely nothing she can say to make that okay. Regardless if she knew or didn’t know if the athlete was male or female, a picture of any child who could become the target of any hate is horrifically unacceptable. Every time she opens her mouth to do a new interview, she makes it worse. If anyone ever needed to sit down and shut up, it’s this lady.
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Monster
Getting ready for her GOP Senate run
She needs to resign
Cline is GQP/MAGA/religathugs live and in-person
She created a victim without having facts. Actions have consequences