Middle schoolers study in FEAR after being forced back to class with 'troubled' trans kid who named 45 on 'hit list': Boston parent says 'they know the school is not protecting them'

A whistleblower has come forward about the terror at a Massachusetts school after woke teachers let a troubled trans kid return to class after naming 45 fellow students on a menacing 'hit list.'

The parent of a child at Watertown Middle School, in the west Boston suburbs, told DailyMail.com that students now fear for their lives, worried each day that they'll be going home in a body bag.

Worse still, says the scared parent, school officials have silenced criticism of the trans 7th grader. Parents say they cannot talk about school safety without being accused of transphobic wrong-think.

'The kid with a 40+ person hit list, who has faced minimal consequences and been favored at every turn, obviously has a lot of anger — and who knows what they will do,' said the parent, on condition their name was not used.

Watertown Middle School in Boston's western suburbs was rocked by a trans student's 'hit list'

Supt. Deanne Galdston criticized worried parents for 'student shaming'

'Students on the hit list have prepared to fight for their lives if they need to. They know the school is not protecting them.'

Matthew McCarthy, a school spokesman, says there have been no incidents since the hit list was uncovered in January.

But he declined to comment on the whistleblower allegations.

The case spotlight wider fears in US classrooms about the rising number of students who identify as trans and nonbinary who face bullying, and the small but worrying number of them who embrace violence.

The crisis began in January, when a teacher overheard students discussing who had been named on the hit list. A search of the trans students' Chromebook revealed the document, which was titled 'hit list.'

The school alerted the police and interviewed the student. They found that they did not have access to weapons, and there was 'no credible threat' to safety at the 560-student grades 6-8 school, official emails show.

The list-writing student and their gender identity have not been revealed.

The whistleblower parent says they are 'physically big for a 7th grader — definitely bigger than a majority of students in the school,' adding that this has a bearing on a 'potential physical attack.'

School council member Lilly Rayman-Read called for 'empathy for the creator' of the hit list    

Supt. Deanne Galdston arranged for a 'reentry process' to return the student to class.

Officials spoke of the need to tackle 'anti-trans and other biased behavior' in classrooms, to have 'empathy for the creator' of the list, and for the 'immediate creation of an affinity space for LGBTQIA+ families.'

At a school forum, Galdston criticized worried parents for 'student shaming.'

This ultra-progressive approach did not wash with some parents, including the whistleblower.

'Parents are scared, worn down, and disgusted. So many have had their trust in Watertown's schools shattered,' they told DailyMail.com.

'It's horrible to learn that your child has been put on a hit list by another student. But, to then have your concerns ignored, have administrators deceive the greater community, and have the needs of the perpetrator be so blatantly put over the needs of the victims takes things to a whole other level that it's overwhelming.'

Parents of schoolkids cannot speak out for fear of being politically incorrect, said the whistleblower.

They 'don't want to look anti-trans,' said the parent.

'There are people in school leadership who can't or won't differentiate between legitimate concern about the actions of a trans person and a general attack on all trans people.'

Schools across America have struggled to handle the fast-growing number of trans-identifying students 

Parents are generally 'accepting and supportive of trans people' in the liberal-leaning suburbs, just a few miles west of Harvard University, the whistleblower said.

The school 'treated a troubled young person as some kind of cultural token or symbol to be favored beyond reason, and treated the young people who were placed on the hit list like they don't matter,' said the parent.

'It's been so disturbing and demoralizing it is hard to put into words,' they added.

Parents' worries were brushed aside, said the whistleblower.

'They treated parents' justifiable concerns for their children's safety as obstacles to be managed and marginalized,' said the parent.

'Their detachment from reality and lack of genuine empathy has created a more dangerous situation for everyone in the middle school.'

School spokesman McCarthy declined to comment on the whistleblower claims.

'We will address any concerns parents have on an individual basis and will offer no additional public comment in response to this one parent,' he said. 

In previous emails, he referred to questions about whether 'staff acted properly or improperly' or were 'striking the right balance or the wrong balance' over classroom safety.

'There have been no incidents since January and this matter has been closed since then,' he added.

Watertown's classroom debacle was uncovered by a public records request to see school emails, made by the Parents Defending Education (PDE), a conservative investigative group.

Researcher Casey Ryan says too many schools 'prioritize political correctness over safety and transparency'

PDE researcher Casey Ryan said too many schools 'prioritize political correctness over safety and transparency.'

'The lives of both staff and students are at serious risk in these situations, and schools have a responsibility to provide a safe environment that keeps parents apprised of any threats,' said Ryan.

'Watertown broke that trust with parents when district administrators chose the comfort of a student who needs real help rather than the lives of those impacted by this student's actions.'

The revelations come amid growing fears about trans violence in America's classrooms.

Pennbrook Middle School in Pennsylvania is reeling this week after a 13-year-old trans student used a metal Stanley mug to violently beat a fellow 12-year-old student in the head until blood spurted out.

Transgender 28-year-old Audrey Hale last year killed three children and three adults at her former school in Nashville, Tennessee.

A legal battle to release her suicide note and other writings has yet to be resolved.

Campaigners say that schools have a duty to help trans students by affirming their identity changes and tackling bullying.

Conservatives warn of a fad and sauy schools should stick to teaching kids how to read and write.

On this frontline in America's culture wars, parents, students, and teachers have to make tough calls about rising rates of transgenderism, mental health issues, peer pressure, bullying, and if affirmation-on-demand is always the best answer.