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04 May 2023, 9:21 pm

Threat after LGBTQ students named Prom King and Queen

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Kettering Fairmont High School returned to the spotlight Wednesday after a Beavercreek man was arrested for making a threat against anyone at the school who identified LGBTQ.

A man is behind bars on Wednesday evening after inducing panic and threatening violence at a local high school.

Around 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, 42-year-old Brandon Moore called Kettering Fairmont High School and threatened the safety of students who identify as LGBTQ+, according to Tyler Johnson, Kettering Police Department Public Information Officer.

A news release from Kettering City Schools said that the threat was not directed at anyone specific, but was a broad safety threat.

Following district safety protocols, Fairmont’s on-site School Resource Officer was made aware of the phone call, according to Kettering City Schools.

Kettering Police were then able to identify that the call came from a Beavercreek location, and then advised Fairmont High School Administration to continue the normal school day routine as they continued their investigation.

"To assure the safety of students, staff and visitors at the high school, additional Kettering Police Department officers were dispatched to Fairmont as the KPD began an immediate investigation of from where and by whom the call had been made. Additional measures were also taken to patrol and monitor the perimeter of the building," said the news release.

Kettering officers arrested Moore around on 12 p.m. on Wednesday, and he is currently being held in the Kettering City Jail on an inducing panic and threatening.

The threat comes after Kettering Fairmont High School crowned two LGBTQ+ students as prom king and queen.

Kettering Schools sent Dayton 24/7 Now's Gwyneth Falloon a statement about the prom selection process at Fairmont High School, and explained that it is a student-led process:

“This is a student-led process that is overseen by Fairmont's United Student Body (USB), Class Council, and Administration. This is the same process that has been followed for many years. At this time, there are no plans on the part of district or school administration to change this process in any way. If the student organizations are interested in changing the process, we will assist them in evaluating and determining any future changes and will continue to respect this to be a student-led initiative.”

Kettering City Schools will continue to have additional police presence at Fairmont High School for the foreseeable future.



No felony charge for Beavercreek man’s threat to shoot Kettering LGBTQ+ students
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Brandon Dawes Moore was arraigned Thursday in Kettering Municipal Court for inducing panic and telecommunications harassment, both misdemeanors. Following his arraignment he was ordered released from the Kettering City Jail, where he’d been held since his Wednesday afternoon arrest.

By 1 p.m., Moore was booked into the city jail on a preliminary felony charge of inducing panic. Kettering police initially sought a felony inducing panic charge and presented it to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

“Our office has reviewed this case and determined that there is no evidence that would support the filing of felony charges,” said Greg Flannagan, prosecutor’s office spokesman.

The misdemeanor inducing panic and telecommunications harassment charges were listed on filing documents as backup charges.


Kettering Fairmont gender fluid prom king, queen picks spark debate
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The selection of two gender-fluid seniors for Fairmont High School’s prom king and queen has sparked debate in Kettering City Schools.

Fairmont students’ picks of 18-year-olds Rosita Green and Dai’sean Conley last month as king and queen, respectively, prompted a gathering of supporters outside the Shroyer Road school late Tuesday afternoon prior to those opposing the votes addressing the Kettering board of education inside.

Gender fluid is defined by Merriam-Webster “of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is not fixed.”

Green wants others to know “there’s always someone out there with similar experiences as you so you’re never really alone. If you ever need anyone to talk to there’s always someone.”

One rally organizer said the event outside Fairmont — which drew more than 40 people — was designed to be “louder than the hate inside” at the board meeting.

Criticism of the Fairmont prom vote was “definitely expected,” Green said. But “I haven’t gotten any direct hate.”

A pair of Kettering residents who opposed the Fairmont selections said they do not hate those who favored the picks of Green and Conley for their respective titles, but expressed their displeasure with the decisions.

“I think he should have been voted king and the girl queen,” Joe Overholser told the board. “I’m concerned about what’s going on in the schools. I’m concerned about normalizing the idea of questioning gender.”

One woman against the prom vote suggested to the board it “write a policy requiring prom court candidates to run from a position linked to their biological sex.”

She said “schools harm children when they play along with this charade … what Kettering allowed to happen at prom is normalizing something that isn’t normal.”

Conley said at the gathering that he understands people both inside and outside the Kettering school district are unhappy with the decision.

But he wanted to “come together with the community and spread awareness about the situation and let others like us know that they’re not alone.”

Kettering Board of Education President Toby Henderson said he and other members have heard “very little” public feedback about the prom selections, but added the number of comments from both sides were fairly even.

Henderson said the board has not discussed adopting a policy against Fairmont students taking the action they did.


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