A Yolo County mother was removed from a Davis Joint Unified School District board meeting earlier this month after staging a protest against the district’s policy allowing junior high students to choose locker rooms based on gender identity.

Beth Bourne, 50, of Davis, who serves as chair of Moms for Liberty in Yolo County, removed her clothing during the public comment period to reveal a two-piece bathing suit.

Bourne said her intention was to demonstrate the discomfort girls experience when biological males enter their locker room spaces.

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“Today as I was preparing my comments, I thought, ‘You know what? I’m gonna try something different,’” Bourne told a local news outlet after the incident.

“I just thought I would show the school board, what does it feel like to change into your PE clothing. I had a bathing suit on. Everything was covered. How can they expect the girls to feel comfortable doing that? So, I just thought I made a really good point.”

GOOD FOR HER: A 50-year-old mother was protesting the district’s policy allowing students to use locker rooms based on gender identity.

Stripped down to a bathing suit at a California School Board meeting, asking officials: “If you are disrupted by a 50-year-old woman in a… pic.twitter.com/4XHgHPYVB0

— Desiree (@DesireeAmerica4) September 28, 2025

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The board’s vice president, Hiram Jackson, was presiding over the meeting in the absence of board president Joe DiNunzio.

After Bourne removed her outer clothing, Jackson quickly called for a recess, citing disruption.

Bourne objected, claiming her First Amendment rights were being violated.

Following an eight-minute break, the board reconvened, and Bourne—then fully dressed—was allowed to continue.

Before allowing her to resume, Jackson issued a warning: “If you disrupt the meeting again, I will just gavel it in recess and you will be asked to leave.”

During her second opportunity, Bourne again questioned whether her act of removing clothing was the reason she was labeled disruptive.

She then removed her shirt a second time, which led to another gavel strike and a second recess.

This time, the break lasted about half an hour, during which Bourne was removed from the chambers and police were contacted to escort her out.

A police report on the incident stated: “Occurred on Russell Bl. ONS CAUSING A DISTURBANCE; STAFF REQ SHE BE REMOVED. YELLING AND DISROBING, CURRENTLY WEARING A SWIMSUIT. Disposition: Report Taken.”

It remains unclear whether Bourne’s actions meet the threshold for violation of Penal Code 403, which concerns “willfully disturbing or breaking up a lawful public meeting or assembly,” according to local reporting from the Davis Enterprise.

The following day, board president Joe DiNunzio released a statement: “DJUSD board meetings are for the board to conduct its business in public. The board is committed to taking public comment during our meetings. As governed by DJUSD Board Bylaw 9323, the Board requires that public presentations to the Board comply with certain procedures. In cases where that conduct disrupts the normal course of business, the board chairperson may pause the meeting and request that those disrupting the meeting leave chambers.”

Bourne later defended her actions, telling reporters she did not believe her demonstration was disruptive.

“What was disruptive was them interrupting my three minutes of free speech,” she said.

“That didn’t stop the orderly flow of the meeting. I didn’t prevent the next person from giving their three minutes of comment.”

GOOD FOR HER: A 50-year-old mother was protesting the district’s policy allowing students to use locker rooms based on gender identity.

Stripped down to a bathing suit at a California School Board meeting, asking officials: “If you are disrupted by a 50-year-old woman in a… pic.twitter.com/4XHgHPYVB0

— Desiree (@DesireeAmerica4) September 28, 2025

The incident has sparked debate over the balance between public comment rights and meeting decorum, while also drawing renewed attention to school district policies on gender identity and locker room access.

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