Florida townsfolk show up to support homophobic ex-principal

Qnews  Aug 20 08

Source: Holmes County Times-Advertiser , Student Press Law Center , Associated Press FL anti-gay schools BONIFAY, Fla. -- A large crowd was on hand Tuesday night before the Holmes County School Board, with many on hand to strongly criticize the Board for transferring David Davis from principal of Ponce de Leon High School. Davis was reassigned after a federal judge ruled that he had "embarked on what can only be characterized as a witch hunt," after students at the school staged equal-rights protests in support of a fellow student who complained of anti-gay harassment. Most of those who. Full story...

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