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Washougal moms say school district trying to silence them

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Washougal residents Melissa Mcilwain (left) and Patricia Bellamy speak on a video posted to the newly launched washougalmoms.com website in May 2021. (Screenshot by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Two Washougal women are speaking out against the Washougal School District, saying district officials are “trying to silence those who don’t agree with its curriculum or the narrative that’s being pushed on our children.”

Washougal residents Melissa Mcilwain and Patricia Bellamy have been featured on several local radio and livestream programs, including “The Lars Larson Show” and “The Black Conservative Preacher,” over the past two weeks to discuss what happened during a May 11 Washougal School Board meeting, when Washougal police issued trespass warnings to the two Washougal women for allegedly disrupting the school board’s meeting.

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