Homophobic Anti-Choice group accidentally invited to HS assembly

An Eastern Iowa superintendent is doing major damage control after an unexpected message in a school assembly.

The band Junkyard Prophet and a group known as You Can Run But You Cannot Hide was invited to speak at Dunkerton High School Thursday morning.

Administrators thought the group was speaking about provocative lyrics in music and making good choices. But then, the subject matter turned to potentially offensive opinions on homosexuality and abortion.

“We work hard to teach tolerance in our classrooms,” Superintendent Jim Stanton told students at a second assembly Thursday afternoon.

The afternoon gathering was not originally part of the superintendent’s plans Thursday, but proved necessary after the first one went awry.