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Title: Tension over Day of Silence Leads to School Lockdown
Post by: LostInTime on April 19, 2007, 08:57:59 AM
link (http://www.fox28.com/News/index.php?ID=17087)


Superintendent John Newby would not confirm students' claims that a student had threatened to take a gun to school Wednesday. He said there was no specific threat and no weapons were found.

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The Day of Silence at New Castle Chrysler High School was part of a national observance to support gay, bisexual and transgender students. Some evangelical groups also used the day to protest what they call the "homosexual agenda."


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"People were in their shirts for it, people were in their shirts against it, and it just caused a lot of drama that I didn't think was needed," said student Kayla Boyles.