School poster urging tolerance of gays riles suburban Detroit ... Detroit Free Press

troy, mich. (ap) -- a troy high school classroom poster with a message that"gay people are everyday people," has ignited protests from some parents atthe suburban detroit school.one of the parents, anthony cruz, 49, said he expects about 80 people tojoin the protest at the next troy school board meeting, on may 17. he saidthe problem with the poster is that the school is supposed to concentrate onacademics and leave other matters for after-school time and activities.instead, the classroom poster has a "a captive audience," in students, cruztold the daily tribune of royal oak. he has two daughters at the school.troy school district spokesman tim mcavoy said superintendent Janet h. jopkehas met with some parents over the poster and will continue to talk to themabout it. he said the poster pr...