I came home today to two messages from the principals of the schools my kids attend, here is what they said:
Hello, this is Amy Gordon, principal of Southridge High School,
Dan Zenor, principal of Conestoga Middle School,
Kathleen Skidmoore, principal of Greenway Elemenatary School,
This is a message for all Southridge High School,
Conestoga Middle School, and Greenway Elementary School
families. We have been notified that a group from
Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas will be
publicly demonstrating on Friday, Sept. 30 around
dismissal time. They will be protesting the Laramie Project.
We are working with the Beaverton Police Department to ensure
the safety of our school communities.
We expect students to be in all their classes Friday.
This is not a school-sponsored activity.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call any of us.
Of course, no one was at the schools by the time I got home, so I did some research.
For those not in the know, this is the website for the Westboro Baptist Church (WBT):
 http://www.godhatesfags.com/
Here is the press release for the protest:
link to www.godhatesfags.com
And for those REALLY not in the know, this is what they are protesting:
http://www.tectonictheaterproject.org/Laramie/Laramie.htm
A play about the slaying of a young gay man was to be performed at Skyridge and so the WBT is showing up to incite hate.
I hope that people will show in counter protest, I'll be there.
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It may be academic anyway as I read reports that the hate-merchants from Westboro Baptist "Church" are big on talk but usually no-show cowards.