Drag Queen Show, Elementary School, Cash Tips — Seriously?

A Michigan school district currently facing a lawsuit over banning a parent who criticized Pride flags in classrooms is facing fresh scrutiny after a video surfaced showing drag performers dancing for children at a Pride event held at an elementary school.

The video, widely circulated on social media, appears to show drag performers dancing provocatively while children hand them cash tips during what organizers described as a “family-friendly” Pride celebration held at a Grosse Pointe Public Schools facility.

OMG

Grosse Point Public Schools (@GPSchools) in Michigan hosted a “family-friendly” Pride event at an elementary school where half-naked drag queens danced provocatively for CHILDREN while taking cash tips.

This is a taxpayer-funded public school grooming kids.

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— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 22, 2026

The controversy comes as the district continues to defend itself against a lawsuit brought by a parent who says school officials violated his First Amendment rights after he criticized Pride displays at Parcells Middle School and shared video of the displays with other parents.

“When we first walked into this classroom, what do we see? Boom. What a bold statement,” the parent said in a video recorded inside the school while pointing to a Progress Pride Flag displayed in a classroom.

After distributing the footage to parent groups and criticizing what he described as teachers pushing an ideological agenda, district officials barred him from attending school activities, according to court filings.

Attorney David Kallman, who represents the parent, argues the district punished his client for expressing protected political views. “What this comes down to … is this school did not like what he had to say,” Kallman said to Fox 2 Detroit.

The newly surfaced footage has reignited criticism of the district, especially since school officials were willing to sanction a parent for objecting to Pride-related messaging while simultaneously allowing a Pride event featuring drag performers and children.

District officials have previously argued that the parents’ conduct was intimidating and harassing and have rejected allegations that staff members were being accused of criminal conduct.

The lawsuit remains ongoing.