Conservative dad who launched war on Maine school districts over transgender bathroom policies, CRT lessons and LGBT books kills himself aged 53
A conservative activist who was involved in several lawsuits with Maine school districts over transgender including policies and critical race theory died by suicide.
Shawn McBreairty, 53, made a name for himself in 2021 after performing Tucker Carlson‘is now defunct Fox news show and claimed he would not be allowed to attend the graduation ceremony of his twins’ daughters because of his opposition to the district’s teachings on race.
McBreairty, who called himself “America’s Most Dangerous Dad,” was banned from the property of Cumberland’s Maine School Administrative District 51 after he attached a padlocked billboard to the school fence demanding that Superintendent Jeff Porter be fired.
Friends of the activist and his wife Patti posted their condolences on social media, with several local news outlets reporting that McBreairty died on Monday.
The details of his death remain unclear.
Shawn McBreairty, 53, accused public school districts, government agencies and teachers in Maine of indoctrinating students with a progressive agenda
In recent years, McBreairty accused public school districts, state agencies and teachers in Maine of indoctrinating students with a progressive agenda, as reported by Bangor daily news.
After his daughter’s graduation, McBreairty moved to Hampden and began attending board meetings there, even though he had no children in any schools there.
He has been outspoken at Regional School Unit 22 meetings, speaking about his opposition to library books like All Boys Aren’t Blue, which critics say contains sexually explicit material.
The district banned McBreairty from school activities, citing his “blatant and repeated failure to comply with reasonable RSU 22 policies regarding meeting attendance.”
The activist made a name for himself in 2021 after appearing on Tucker Carlson’s now-defunct Fox News show
Friends of the activist and his wife Patti posted their condolences on social media, with several local news outlets reporting that McBreairty died on Monday.
Officials also said McBreairty played a recording that contained “obscene language” during one of the meetings.
But the U.S. District Court in Maine ultimately reversed the order, ruling that McBreairty’s freedom of speech was restricted.
McBreairty had also been sued by the neighboring Hermon School Department, where a teacher accused him in 2021 of bullying and lying about her.
The lawsuit alleged that McBreairty lied about the teacher on podcasts and social media, claiming she was a “sexual predator” and “groomed children.”
He also filed lawsuits against Brewer and Hermon officials, claiming they violated his First Amendment rights.
Most recently, in February, McBreairty claimed he had filed another lawsuit, this time against Brewer High School Superintendent Gregg Palmer, Brewer High School Principal Brent Slowikowski and Michelle MacDonald, an English teacher at the school.
He argued in the lawsuit that students should be able to petition that the school reverse its transgender bathroom policy, which allows students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.
