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A group of 15 students and a few parents protested Friday morning in front of Franklin County High School over what they say is discrimination against gays and lesbians using restrooms during class.

Michael Barnes, 17, a former student at FCHS, said he organized the protest after hearing about an e-mail allegedly sent by Assistant Principal Karen Buzard prohibiting homosexuals from going to the restroom together.

In response, FCHS Principal Sharon Collett told The State Journal, “We would never send out an e-mail that had anything to do with sexual orientations.”

The protesters held a rainbow flag and signs that read “Honk if you’re gay” and “We have a right to pee.” They also painted “gay pride” and rainbows on their faces.

The front lobby of FCHS was crowded around 9:15 Friday morning with students wanting to know what was going on outside.

Four boys ran past Collett and other hall monitors to join the protest along U.S. 460.

Wayne Dominick, communications coordinator for Franklin County Schools, was at the school at the time of the protest and said he had not seen the e-mail.

Dominick said an open records request would have to be submitted in order for The State Journal to review e-mails sent by Buzard.

Dominick said Superintendent Harrie Buecker met Friday with some of the students involved in the protest and that steps are being taken to address the students' concerns.

Buzard was unavailable for comment.




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437.
    Posted by Reportation June 16, 2009
Bigbrother, what does money have anything to do with this article?

436.
    Posted by Reportation June 16, 2009
Ok louie i get what you mean. BODEEN!!!!!!!!!!! You son of a beotch! What is your problem? I done told this to louie but Reconmarine might be a jerk but that still gives you heck of no right to say crap like that!!!!! He or she never said anything like that to you so you should respect that! Where do you get off thinking that you can say crap and no one will mind or that he probably won't do it because i know that's what you thought but people do care about this crap you do and about stuff like people commiting suicide because a person like you bodeen told them to hang themselves. Reconmarine hasn't even been on for a while so why don't you just stop bothering him!!!!!! If he stops then you stop. God will send you to HELL if you say crap like that wich you probably just decided your fate when you decided to put that on here. I don't know if you do believe in God or not but i know that you will go to a tourtures place when you die and Reconmarine will not. He might be a bully but he's not a person who tells people to kill themselves! So Bodeen, i have this to say....GET OVER WHATEVER YOU ALL ARE MAD AT HIM FOR AND GET SOME SENSE!!!

435.
    Posted by MessengerOfTruth June 15, 2009
I am a Citizen of Frankfort, and I am proud to say that! But, I am ashamed of several city commissioners and vow that I will dedicate all my free time to campaign AGAINST any City Commissioner that votes for taking the Longevity pay from the City employees! Keeping financial information from the citizens of the city as well as other City Commissioners! The $190,000 donations to charities is a direct violation of Federal and State law. This will addressed very soon. It's obvious that the finance director of the City is responsible for the majority of the City's financial chaos! These problems did not start until he was hired, Jimmy Rogers ran a tight fiance dept, he was not afraid to say no to the mayor or city commissioners! This IS what happens when you put a yes man in charge of money!
Now the City commissioners make $14,000 annual salary, Plus health benefits, vacation and retirement? Part time and full benefits? What's wrong with that picture? YET, YOU DARE CUT BENEFITS FROM FULL-TIME CITY EMPLOYEES!?!?!?!*&^*%$#@#
Mayor Gippy said, Danville trash is 7.50 a month and ours would only be 5.00 a month. Well Danville City commissioners only get 50.00 dollars per meeting WITH NO BENEFITS!
"YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES"! IF YOU THINK THERE ARE NO JOBS OUT THERE AND THEY WONT LEAVE! YOUR WRONG! AND WHEN THEY LEAVE YOU'LL HAVE SECOND RATE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE JUST HERE FOR A CHECK! A LAW SUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN!$$$$$$$THE CITY HAS VERY PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY ON A DAILY BASIS! ANY POOR DECISIONS THE CITY COMMISSIONERS MAKE THIS MONTH WILL CAUSE A DOMINO EFFECT THAT YOU WILL ALL END UP REGRETTING! THE CITY WILL PAY AND THE CITIZENS OF FRANKFORT WILL PAY! A STORM IS COMING AND YOU HAVE CREATED IT YOUR VOTES WILL NOT BE THERE FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN!!! CARTER YOU HAVE FLIP FLOPPED FOR THE LAST TERM!
GIPPY YOU ONCE SAID, THAT AS MAYOR YOU HAD NO POWER. THAT YOU WAS JUST A PUBLIC FIGURE! WELL YOUR WRONG YOUR VOTE DOES HAVE POWER! YOUR POLITICAL CAREER SPEAKS VOLUMES, I VOTED FOR YOU! BUT, YOU SEEM TO BE IN CATHY CARTERS BACK POCKET! TAKE CHARGE DO TO BE LED AROUND BY HER! I THOUGHT YOU'D DO GREAT THINGS IN OFFICE BUT, YOU ARE TURNING OUT TO BE ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT TOWN! TAKE TIME, DO SOME RESEARCH, GO TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY, EACH DEPT! BEFORE MAKING ANY HASTY SECOND HAND DECISIONS THAT WILL EFFECT YOUR FUTURE IN FRANKFORT! IT'S TO LATE FOR CARTER AND WILLIAMS! THEY HAVE SEALED THEIR FATE FOR THE NEXT ELECTION!

434.
    Posted by bodeen June 15, 2009
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louie
conny-man could shoot himself in the head a dozen times & would still miss his pea size brain.

It would be too costly to try this with a gun, so my suggestion would be hanging himself, but someone will find him before his pea-brain uses up a lungfull of air.

Looks like Poisoning is the only real option for this d*@#-head! ;)

433.
    Posted by bodeen June 15, 2009
louie
conny-man could shoot himself in the head a dozen times & would still miss his pea size brain.

It would be too costly to try this with a gun, so my suggestion would be hanging himself, but someone will find him before his pea-brain uses up a lungfull of air.

Looks like Poisoning is the only real option d*@#-head! ;) .

432.
    Posted by louie June 15, 2009
hey reportation you will be able to count your really true friends on the fingers of your hands for your entire life. everyone else is just someone you may know and spend time with. a true friend is someone who will be there even when you disagree with each other on issues, will give you the shirt off of their own back and will defend you when everyone else is against you.

431.
    Posted by Reportation June 15, 2009
Huh? I didn't get that at all.

430.
    Posted by louie June 14, 2009
you will be able to count you true friends in your whole life on the fingers of you hands. everyone else is someone you may know and spend some time with.

429.
    Posted by Reportation June 12, 2009
Yeah well she wasn't at school anyways and sticks and stones do break bones becaues it doesn't matter if they are just words sometimes they can really hurt, espiecially if it comes from someone that used to be your friend.

428.
    Posted by Velvetymold June 12, 2009
Louie maybe you should practice what you preach.

"someone can say anything they want and will, just to try and stir someone else up. then they win because you are upset. just never let them see that it bothers you. it may take years however there will come a time when it is possible to turn the tide on them. sometimes it is better to be the turtle in a race of revenge not a rabbit."

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