Student-led Pride events marred by destruction and protests in Massachusetts and Vermont.

Students at Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington disrupted a Pride event by destroying rainbow decorations and chanting "U.S.A" are their pronouns, school administrators said. The incident was condemned by education officials as displays of intolerance and homophobia. The controversy began when the school's LGBTQ+ student organization invited students to wear the Pride colors and handed out rainbow stickers. The incident has sparked outrage and disappointment among the LGBTQ+ community and officials.