Idaho Teenager Banned From Walking At Graduation After He Said THIS At A School Assembly

During a recent assembly, Lohr said, "Guys are guys, and girls are girls; there is no in-between." According to the Shoshone News-Press, the school District scheduled the students to get their speeches approved and not go "off-script," which Lohr allegedly did.

Lohr was previously warned to keep his nose clean after a senior prank landed him in hot water with school administrators. "They informed me that they think I'm going to have an outburst at graduation," he said.

Over 100 students and parents protested outside the school on Friday evening with chants of "Let him walk," holding signs that read "Freedom of speech?" to get the administrators to change their minds. Lohr addressed the crowd, saying, "I would like to thank everybody here for supporting me, they're still not gonna let me walk, but they can't take my diploma from me." He continued, "I just appreciate all the support from everybody coming out together. I won't forget this. Thank you."

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In an interview with Idaho Freedom Foundation, Lohr said, "I had written something before, and I decided to change my statement. About an hour before, they had given our cards back." He claimed in another interview, "I was never told I couldn't say what I said ... I didn't find it to be offensive to anybody – and I didn't direct it toward any groups specifically."

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Lohr believes he shouldn't be punished for believing in something he believes. "It's more that people took it the wrong way. Everyone can speak freely, I can't see why I can't voice my opinion," he said. "I would love to walk in my graduation ceremony. I don't believe that I should be punished for what I said. I wasn't directing it at anybody or any groups, it's just something that I believe in."

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He added, "Kids nowadays really support gay people, transgender people, and it wasn't targeted at that, but there's a lot of confusion about genders in the world today, and I figured that underclassmen might find something in me saying that. There's a lot of support for other genders and other groups, but yet I don't see any support for people who just believe in two (genders). I don't have any hatred toward gay people or transgenders – just like I hope they wouldn't have any resentment toward me for believing what I believe."

Under Federal law, Kellogg School District is forbidden from discussing the accusations unless Lohr waives his FERPA rights.