THE BUILDING HAS BEEN CLEARED. THE THREAT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. (áááTRANSááá) (áááALICEááá) NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS AN EVENT IN VERGENNES. TO DISCUSS what one group is calling: "THE REPERCUSSIONS OF TRANS- GENDERISM." IT'S RECEIVING MIXED REACTION. IN PART...BECAUSE IT'S BEING HELD INSIDE ONE OF THE CITY'S SCHOOLS. NBC 5'S TYLER BORONSKI SPOKE WITH THOSE INVOLVED. AND JOINS US now. from THE NEWSROOM. TYLER? (áááTYLERááá) (áááLIVEááá) BRIAN, ALICE -- ORGANIZERS ARE CALLING THIS AN EDUCATION SEMINAR FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. HOWEVER, OTHERS DON'T VIEW IT THAT WAY. AND THE LOCATION OF THE EVENT...IS A BIG ISSUE. NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE DOORS OF VERGENNES UNION HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN. NOT FOR CLASSES. BUT FOR AN EVENT DISCUSSING THE REPERCUSSIONS OF TRANSGENDERISM. <NOTIFICATION "POP" SOUND EFFECT> THE COMMUNITY REACTION ONLINE HAS BEEN PLENTY LOUD! TARA FERF JENTINK FROM "PARENTS' RIGHT IN EDUCATION" IS ONE OF THE EVENT ORGANIZERS. SHE SAYS THIS IS AN EDUCATION SEMINAR. FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GENDER TRANSITION PROCESS. THE FEATURED SPEAKER IS WALT HEYER (high-er) -- HEYER (high-er) HAD SURGERY TO TRANSITION FROM MALE TO FEMALE IN THE 80'S HOWEVER COMPLICATIONS LED HIM TO DE- TRANSITION áNO LOWER THIRD- PHONER <TARA FERF JENTINK, PARENTS RIGHT IN EDUCATION, DURATION: 19 SECONDS, "I WOULD HOPE THAT PEOPLE CAN BE OPEN-MINDED TO HEARING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE MATTER OF THE GENITAL RECONSTRUCTION SURGERIES AND THE HORMONAL THERAPIES AND WHAT THAT DOES TO A PERSON'S BODY. WE REALLY WANT THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE TOTAL INFORMED CONSENT."> AMANDA ROHDENBURGH FROM OUTRIGHT VERMONT DOESN'T VIEW IT THAT WAY. áNO LOWER THIRD- PHONER <AMANDA ROHDENBURG, OUTRIGHT VERMONT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DURATION: 27 SECONDS, "THIS IS NOT EDUCATION. THIS IS NOT ANYWAY RESEARCH BASED. IT'S NOT APPROVED BY ANY OF THE PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIES LIKE THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. THIS IS JUST AN OPINION BEING REFRAMED AS FACT IN THIS SORT OF FALSE EQUIVALENCY. THEY'RE TRYING TO BOTH SIDES AN ISSUE THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT VERY AMBIGUOUS AT ALL."> SOME OF THE DISCOMFORT WITH THIS EVENT... IS THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR IT. ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT SHEILA (shee-luh) SOULE SAYS THE VENUE DECISION IS OUT OF THEIR CONTROL. SHARING IN A STATEMENT TO NBC5 -- This facility request was made by a parent in our school community and met the board policy criteria for approval. We are unable to endorse or censor groups exercising their legal and constitutional right to freedom of expression. If a school board policy allows the use of the school facilities by its community, it is illegal for the district to discriminate based on viewpoint. SOULE ALSO SHARED THIS WITH THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY THURSDAY... AFTER GROUPS OF STUDENTS SHARED THEIR PERSPECTIVITES. SAYING -- When a public event occurs in our schools, the views and opinions expressed are those of the speakers and the organizers themselves. They do not reflect the views or positions of the District. We know that such events can be distressing, particularly those who may be directly impacted or feel targeted by the content being discussed. ' MATT BIRONG (bye- rong) IS VERGENNES' STATE REPRESENTATIVE... HE UNDERSTANDS THE POWERLESS POSITION THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN. BIRONG ALSO FEELS FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE OFFENDED. <REP. MATT BIRONG, (D) VERGENNES, DURATION: 20 SECONDS , "I HAVE A LOT OF EMPATHY FOR THEM AND A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING. I'VE TALKED TO A GOOD DEAL OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ALL DAY LONG TODAY. THE PRIMARY MESSAGE I WANT TO GIVE TO THE KIDS IMPACTED BY THIS IS THEY'RE LOVED BY MORE PEOPLE THAN AT THE SAME TIME THE EVENT WILL BE HAPPENING INSIDE THE HIGH SCHOOL. OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING -- A PROTEST WILL BE LED BY THE ORGANIZATION GAY-VERMONT. THEY'RE CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS LOVED OR WILL LOVE A TRANS PERS