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High School Students Create "Anti-Gay Day" To Mock Day Of Silence

Students from a Pittsburgh-area high school are being investigated for creating "Anti-Gay Day" in an attempt to harass LGBT classmates.

The homophobic campaign was created in response to Friday's Day of Silence, when student stop speaking for a day to draw awareness to anti-LGBT bullying. (Kind of makes the point, doesn't it?)

The instigators spread the word to fellow students at McGuffey High School that if they didn't like gay people they should wear a flannel shirt and write "anti-gay" on their hands.

“It hurts me to see how rude and cruel, and some of these people were my friends before this started,” said McGuffey High student Zoe Johnson. “Yesterday, there was pushing, and posters hung on homosexual students’ lockers. Teachers were having to run out and take them down,” continued Johnson.

The superintendent of McGuffey School District, Dr. Erica Kolat, said the allegations were being investigated seriously.

"We will follow our Student Code of Conduct, and file legal citations, as warranted," said Kolat. "We resolve to ensure that all children can grow and learn in a safe, supportive environment free from discrimination.”

The harassment is apparently not over yet: Pittsburgh's WPXI reported that in addition to wearing flannel shirts on Thursday, students wore orange on Friday and have another five days of "anti-gay" attire planned for next week.

Sounds less like a day of being "anti-gay" and more like a lifetime of being a horrible bigot.

Watch the full WPXI report below:

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