A high school crowned LGBTQ+ prom king & queen. This man threatened to attack the school.

Kettering Fairmont High School prom monarch Dai’sean Conley and Rosie Green
Photo: WDTN-TV screenshot

Police in Kettering, Ohio recently arrested a man who threatened to hurt LGBTQ+ students after a local high school crowned two queer students as its prom queen and king.

Officers with the Kettering Police Department arrested 42-year-old Brandon Moore on May 2 after he allegedly called Kettering Fairmont High School and made a broad threat. School officials immediately reported the threat to police, and the police department sent additional officers to help guard the school, Dayton 24/7 Now reported.

Meanwhile, police identified the call’s origin and arrested Moore, charging him with causing panic and threatening violence. Police have pledged to continue a higher presence at the high school in the coming days.

“It’s so unfortunate, I don’t know what kind of person can send a threat to children. What kind of person is that?” Michael Knote, the executive director of the local LGBTQ+ rights organization Have a Gay Day, told WHIO-TV of Moore’s arrest.

Last month, Kettering Fairmont High School students voted to…

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