Story Published:
Oct 3, 2008 at 5:30 PM CST
Story Updated:
Oct 3, 2008 at 6:15 PM CST
A group of Eureka High School students are facing disciplinary action after a protest today.
Students say they're protesting for Gay Rights, but school officials disagree with the students' need to protest.
Eureka High School students line up, petitioning for equal gay rights.
The students say they're protesting because school officials at Eureka allegedly told a boy's parents he was gay. Those students say that boy now faces problems at school and at home.
"I guess he was in his car, he kissed his boyfriend and at the dance they were dancing together and someone from administration called and told his parents and his parents gave him six weeks to get out," said student Taryn Guzman.
The School District refuses to comment any further on the issue or how it was handled. But say ALL students will be disciplined if they don't follow rules laid out in a handbook.
"I think they just had some misinformation they don't understand the whole story and so that's why they're protesting against something but we handled everything properly we're 100% legal we follow the handbook," said Distrct 140 Superintendent Randy Crump.
But those lining the streets are more than happy to voice their opinions, and say their signs symbolize more than just a gay disciplined student
"I have a best friend whose bi–sexual too and we can't be around each other because it's wrong but then a heterosexual couple in the hall can hang on each other and not get in trouble," said Guzman.
The students also made and wore t–shirts to re–enforce their hopeful goal: equality. Even though officials say they don't discriminate.
"We don't discriminate whatever the student may be we don't discriminate," said Crump.
Some of the protesters say they've been here all day, starting at 7:30 this morning. Others say they'll continue with their pride, continue with their mission to send their message to the public by wearing these shirts to the Eureka football game tonight.
School officials say the students who skipped class to protest will face disciplinary action.
Friday, Jan 9 at 7:07 PM dragon wrote ...
hi gay bad straight good y is this so hard. i go to ehs and all these peeps who r friekin out in this comments r the 1s who shuld just plain be kicked out of school. theyre the ones who r always trying to start trouble and this is just a way to get more attention and make them feel special without the drugs which they are probably already back to by now since they havent come up with anything good since