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A high-ranking US military officer is facing backlash for calling the cops on a mom who complained about sexual preference posters at her daughter's school.
Telling her story on Tucker Carlson Tonight, New Jersey mother Angela Reading revealed she was told she was being 'monitored' by local law enforcement, after airing concerns about posters hanging at the entrance of her seven-year-old's school in North Hanover Township.
Reportedly part of an assignment to create a 'safe space' for students, the colorful art installations contain language that tout different sorts of sexuality, including the virtues of being both 'poly-' and 'pansexual' - all scrawled in children's handwriting.
In her post, published November 22, Reading alerted other parents of the posters' contents, which ultimately garnered the unforeseen response from local law enforcement.
Speaking on national television Thursday, Reading revealed cops became privy to her since-deleted Facebook post after being tipped of by a lieutenant colonel at nearby military base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, who took issue with the post.
The story has since generated pronounced public outcry, with parents now demanding decorated Lt. Col. Christopher Schilling hand in his resignation.
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Telling her story on Tucker Carlson Tonight, New Jersey mother Angela Reading revealed how she was told she was being 'monitored' by local law enforcement, after airing concerns about posters hanging at the entrance of her seven-year-old's school in North Hanover Township
Police were reportedly tipped off about the post by Lt. Col. Christopher Schilling (pictured), who called it a 'security concern'
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Reading, meanwhile, in her post argued the unspecified elementary school's hallway display was 'perverse,' saying 'it should be illegal to expose my kids to sexual content.'
Photos show some of the contentious phrases and drawings penned by kids to make students 'feel good and accepted' - including the message 'don't be afraid of who you are,' and flags associated with sexual orientations and ideologies such as 'gender queer,' 'nonbinary,' 'agender,' 'transgender,' and 'pansexual.'
Reading revealed to Carlson Wednesday how after publishing her post, she came under fire from Schilling, who took to his own Facebook to claim there were 'security concerns' with Reading's post, hence why he called on police.
The military official - a senior staffer at the New Jersey military base - said that staffers were working with local police to 'monitor the situation' while ensuring 'the continued safety of the entire community.'
Reading said she was left dumbstruck by Schilling's declaration, after learning of the supposed probe online.
'I was more than surprised, I was scared,' recalled Reading, who did not provide the name of the school nor her daughter, but revealed that she had more than one child enrolled before ultimately deciding to pull them both permanently.
'I actually pulled my kids from school the day I found out,' the irate mom told Carlson, 53, in an exclusive interview. Her post garnered the unforeseen response from local law enforcement
