The dean of an elite school in Chicago has been caught on video openly discussing how students as young as 14 were handed dildos and butt plugs during ‘comprehensive’ sex education classes.
In the video, Joseph Bruno, 41, told an undercover reporter from the far-right group Project Veritas that the school aims to teach students at the Francis W. Parker School, which charges fees of $40,000 per student, all about queer sexual intercourse.
‘During Pride — we do a Pride Week every year – I had like our LGBTQ+ Health Center come in. They were passing around butt-plugs and dildos to my students — talking about queer sex, using lube versus using spit,’ Bruno says.
He also disclosed that a drag queen had been invited into the classroom, who took photos with the children and handed out cookies.
In the video posted by conservative media organization Veritas, Joseph Bruno with the Francis W. Parker school discusses his comprehensive approach to sexual education for students
The video, shared to Project Veritas’ Twitter account, which has one million followers, has been viewed more than 3.5 million times.
During the conversation, Bruno, who has been dean of students for four years according to the video, describes just how up close and personal the students get with the objects.
‘The kids are just playing with ’em, looking at ’em… They’re like, ‘How does this butt-plug work? How do we do – like, how does this work?’ That’s a really cool part of my job,’ he says.
When the man filming asks if everyone is ‘cool’ with that and if he has received any complaints, Bruno simply responds no.
And when the Project Veritas reporter goes on to ask if the parents might be worried if they found out, he says: ‘No, it’s queer sex’.
The man also mentions that during Pride Week, the school invited guests, including drag queen Alexis Bevins, to ‘hang out’ with the students.
According to school officials who spoke with DailyMail.com, the video was taken without Bruno’s approval and edited with ‘malicious intent’
Bruno says students, aged 14 to 18, are able to get up close with objects such as butt plugs and dildos while discussing queer sex, and are allowed to ask questions about how things work while he supervises
‘We had a Drag Queen come in — pass out cookies and brownies and do photos,’ Bruno says.
The Project Veritas member follows up by saying: ‘You have so much freedom, so much wiggle room – to which Bruno responds: ‘So much freedom. So much money to do stuff.’
When asked if the trustees were okay with it, Bruno claimed he hadn’t told other school administrators about the sexual objects being shown to the students.
‘They don’t know,’ Bruno states.
Bruno, seen here in his headshot on the school’s website, monitors students at the school’s upper level, which equates to high school
Project Veritas shared this message, along with the video of Bruno, to their Twitter account
‘I wouldn’t even like run it by them. Like, why would I run it by them. They would be like “oh my God, that’s wonderful,”‘ he continues.
DailyMail.com asked a communications rep for the Francis W. Parker School if any parents or guardians were aware of the nature of the sexual education courses but did not receive a response by time of publication.
In a statement, Francis W. Parker officials told DailyMail.com they are committed to providing the high school students with the comprehensive and ‘LGBTQ+ affirming’ education.
The upscale Chicago school costs roughly $40,000 a year per student
‘Parker administrators and Parker’s Board of Trustees support Parker’s programming, the strength and inclusivity of our curriculum, and the dedicated and talented faculty and staff that teach it,’ officials said in a statement to DailyMail.com
‘Francis W. Parker cares deeply about the health, well-being, and development of our students. Programs designed to help cultivate physical and emotional well-being as well as a strong sense of belonging are central to our mission,’ said a school official.
The continued, stating that the far-right media organization had tricked Bruno into speaking.
Officials said Bruno believed he was describing the school’s approach to sex education with another educator.
‘Last week – at an industry conference – one of our employees was targeted by a member of Project Veritas and misled to believe he was conversing with another conference attendee over a coffee,’ the official said.
Bruno is the dean of the upper level at the Francis W Parker school in Chicago, Illinois
Parents of students at the upper school level pay nearly $40,000 per child according to the school’s website
‘He was filmed without his knowledge or permission while describing one example of our inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming, and comprehensive approach to sex education. Veritas deceptively edited the video with malicious intent.
‘Parker administrators and Parker’s Board of Trustees support Parker’s programming, the strength and inclusivity of our curriculum, and the dedicated and talented faculty and staff that teach it,’ the official added.
