CONCORD, N.C. — A social media post claimed a boy tried to watch a young girl in a Cabarrus County school restroom.
The post also accused the school district of not helping the student after they reported the alleged incident to school officials.
THE QUESTION
Did a boy try to watch an 8-year-old girl pee in a Cabarrus County school restroom?
THE SOURCE
THE ANSWER
No, a boy did not try to watch an 8-year-old girl pee in a Cabarrus County school restroom.
WHAT WE FOUND
Officials at Cabarrus County Schools said Friday that the district is "unaware of any report in which a student has reported being or feeling unsafe in a school bathroom," as a post on X falsely claimed.
The post was shared Wednesday morning by the account TheThe1776. In that post, the account claimed a father was "told by his 8-year-old daughter that she went to the restroom at school and a boy walked in there to watch her pee and that she went to the front office and told them what happened and they told her that there’s NOTHING they can do about it."
The post also included a video that father made at a school board meeting. The post on X garnered more than 19 million views since it was published Wednesday morning.
WCNC Charlotte spoke directly with John Kopicki, the superintendent of Cabarrus County Schools. Kopicki said, "The request that the parent was making was to create a new bathroom policy."
In a statement from the school system, officials said the district "is subject to and must comply with the law, which currently mandates that schools may not discriminate against students by denying them access to the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity."
Officials add that any student who feels unsafe or uncomfortable using a particular restroom may request an accommodation. That accommodation may include access to a single-use restroom.
Kopicki said Friday, "There was 100% no truth to any previous reporting."
"Recent public statements and social media posts which imply that CCS has failed to protect students or caused students to feel unsafe or uncomfortable are false and misleading," district officials said in a release.