High School TPUSA Chapter President Alleges Harassment by Parent at School Event
Sophia Hunt, a 17-year-old president of a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter at Westfield High School in Indiana, claims she was verbally accosted by a mother during a back-to-school event. Hunt stated that while staffing a TPUSA booth, a young boy approached to take a bracelet. The boy's mother, identified by Newsweek as Kailly Stanich, allegedly pulled her son away, slapped Hunt's hand, and screamed at her, calling TPUSA supporters 'racist, homophobic and disgusting.' Stanich, however, denies these accusations, stating that if such an incident occurred, she would have been apprehended immediately given the presence of police and other adults. Stanich claims she merely grabbed her son's hand and firmly said no when asked if he wanted a bracelet, and that Hunt's subsequent tone was 'incredibly rude and bratty.' Stanich also mentioned that her son recognized the American flag bracelets and perceived TPUSA as a 'hateful group.'