TPUSA school clash spirals into threats and outrage as mother denies touching, screaming at Indiana teen

WESTFIELD, Ind. — A 17-year-old TPUSA chapter president in Indiana says a mother screamed at student volunteers and knocked a bracelet from her hand during an annual back-to-school bash.

Now, the mother in question is denying key elements of the story.

The Aug.

10 incident has grown into a bitter public clash involving a conservative student activist, a local mother, school officials, police reports, allegations of online harassment and support from some of the country’s most prominent conservative personalities.

Sophia Hunt, president of Turning Point USA’s Club America chapter at Westfield High School, said the confrontation happened during Rock the Block, an event hosted by Westfield Washington Schools and the Westfield Education Foundation at the local middle school.

Hunt told Fox News Digital that she and other members of the student group were operating a booth at Rock the Block and were using the event to explain their organization’s work and its effort to bring what she described as "God, family and country" into schools.

ERIKA KIRK URGES CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS NOT TO BACK DOWN IN FIRST SCHOOL YEAR SINCE CHARLIE'S ASSASSINATION "We got to tell them about what Turning Point is doing not only in our schools, but nationally as well, and the support that they bring us," Hunt said.

"We want to help students have the opportunity to be able to openly speak about their beliefs." The students were also handing out red, white and blue bracelets.

The design, which Hunt displayed during a Wednesday installment of "The Charlie Kirk Show," consists of a blue streak and white stars against a red backdrop.

It does not contain a candidate’s name, campaign slogan or other explicit political message.

"They were just ordered in bulk from Amazon.

I had purchased them, and they were sponsored by my dad," she said.

According to Hunt, a boy who appeared to be about 7 or 8 years old approached the table and said he wanted one.

"He tried to take one, and I saw a mother come over and drag him away," Hunt said.