Highschool Student Sophia Hunt Berated By Local Mom Over TPUSA Support

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Key points

• The mother was identified as Kailly Stanich, according to the conservative social media account Libs of TikTok.
• TPUSA figures have voiced their backing for Hunt, including Erika Kirk who wrote on X: The spiritual battle rages on, but our students don't back down.
• According to Hunt, the boy's mother pulled him away and slapped her hand when she tried to offer him a bracelet.
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• TPUSA additionally wrote on X: Standing up for what you believe in should never produce you a target.

Notably, a 17-year-old president of a high school Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter notes she was berated by a mother while representing the conservative student organization at a back-to-school event. Sophia Hunt was staffing a booth at Westfield High School in Indiana last week when a young boy approached her and picked up one of the bracelets she was distributing. According to Hunt, the boy's mother pulled him away and slapped her hand when she tried to offer him a bracelet. She continued that the mother cursed and screamed at her, and called the residents TPUSA supports "racist, homophobic and disgusting." The mother was identified as Kailly Stanich, according to the conservative social media account Libs of TikTok. Her identity and Hunt's account of the incident have not been independently verified. Libs of TikTok additionally shared a clip of Stanich recounting the incident, saying: "I was seeing red and everything was out the f***ing window at that point, and I turned around and I said; 'I don't like that you guys are supporting that piece of s**t human, talking about Charlie Kirk'." Stanich states in another clip: "Yes I am going after a child who is the president of Turning Point and likes to post racist, homophobic, transphobic things on the internet." Stanich's social media accounts have since been created private. TPUSA figures have voiced their backing for Hunt, including Erika Kirk who wrote on X: "The spiritual battle rages on, but our students don't back down. We will not be derailed. They cannot stop what my husband built. We've obtained your back Sophia Hunt. Onward." TPUSA also wrote on X: "Standing up for what you believe in should never create you a target. Sophia was met with hostility simply for representing TPUSA at her school, but she didn't let it shake her. At just 17 years old, she indicated the courage and composure to stand firm. We're proud of Sophia for refusing to back down." This is a developing story. More to follow.

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Sophia Hunt was staffing a booth at Westfield High School in Indiana last week when a young boy approached her and picked up one of the bracelets she was distributing.

According to Hunt, the boy's mother pulled him away and slapped her hand when she tried to offer him a bracelet. She continued that the mother cursed and screamed at her, and called the residents TPUSA supports "racist, homophobic and disgusting."

Meanwhile, the mother was identified as Kailly Stanich, according to the conservative social media account Libs of TikTok. Her identity and Hunt's account of the incident have not been independently verified.

Libs of TikTok additionally shared a clip of Stanich recounting the incident, saying: "I was seeing red and everything was out the f***ing window at that point, and I turned around and I said; 'I don't like that you guys are supporting that piece of s**t human, talking about Charlie Kirk'."

Stanich notes in another clip: "Yes I am going after a child who is the president of Turning Point and likes to post racist, homophobic, transphobic things on the internet." Stanich's social media accounts have since been produced private.

TPUSA figures have voiced their backing for Hunt, including Erika Kirk who wrote on X: "The spiritual battle rages on, but our students don't back down. We will not be derailed. They cannot stop what my husband built. We've obtained your back Sophia Hunt. Onward."

TPUSA additionally wrote on X: "Standing up for what you believe in should never produce you a target. Sophia was met with hostility simply for representing TPUSA at her school, but she didn't let it shake her. At just 17 years old, she indicated the courage and composure to stand firm. We're proud of Sophia for refusing to back down." This is a developing story. More to follow.

Taken together, the developments around highschool Student Sophia Hunt Berated By Local Mom Over TPUSA Support point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.