In a private post on social media, a Charlottesville school board member Virginia has been called to resign after comparing Turning Point USA with the Ku Klux Klan.

Allison Spillman posted a politically charged comparison Tuesday regarding a meeting the TPUSA Chapter at Western Albemarle High School had planned to host.

The high school cancelled the meeting briefly before changing its mind. The decision of the school prompted a disgruntled member of the school board to speak up.

She posted to Facebook: “As a member of the school board and a proud parent of a student who is transgender, I am beyond angry.” “This is not free speech. It’s hate-speech and it has no place in schools,” she said. Would we also allow the KKK to have a speaker at lunch?

Spillman then argued that the TPUSA Meeting violated school board policies.

She continued, “If you are also angry about this then please email our school administration and school board to let them know.” “Shame on ACPS.”

Social media users have reacted with anger and are calling on the school board not to hire her. Philip Hamilton, who is a Republican candidate for the Virginia Senate election in 2027, is among her critics.

Hamilton posted on X that “Allison Spillman’s speech endangers the students at Western Albemarle who are Turning Point USA members and she has broken the trust of the general public.”

Hamilton stated that “we need to encourage people to email Allison Spillman and to call her to demand her resignation.” Hamilton said that people should also bring signs to the next Albemarle County Board of Education meeting stating, “Spillman must resign.” ‘”

According to the district’s website, the next meeting of the school board is set for October 9 at 6:30 pm.

Spillman posted two photos after a screenshot was shared on social media. The images encourage people to love one another rather than hate each other.

As planned, the high school TPUSA Chapter’s lunchtime event took place on Wednesday. Family Foundation of Virginia president Victoria Cobb spoke on transgenderism during a presentation titled, “Two Genders One Truth.”

Cobb’s response to Spillman was her own.

In a statement released by her organization, Cobb stated that “Her remarks are irresponsible as well as dangerous” in light of the two arrests made for death threats in Virginia against conservative leaders within just a few days. As someone who is entrusted to educate children, a member of a school board must be able to model civil discourse and respect for everyone. Her reckless words have the opposite effect. Parents expect better.”

Spillman’s remarks were defended in a long statement she provided to Washington Examiner.

She said, “My remarks were directed at the message of the speaker who I believed denied the identities of transgender student and contributed to an hostile environment for them.”

“By bringing up the Ku Klux Klan as an example, I did not mean to compare students who are involved in clubs with this organization. Instead, I was drawing an analogy about the principle that limits should be set for speakers from outside who promote harmful or excluding ideas. We wouldn’t invite speakers who were openly antisemitic or racist into our schools. We must also question if it’s appropriate to invite a speaker who invalidates transgender students,” added she.

I wanted to ask a very important question: Are there any procedures in place for vetting third parties who are invited to our schools to directly interact with students? “And if these procedures result in a speaker invited to speak directly with our students, shouldn’t those be reexamined?” She said.