LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The superintendent of an Eastern Kentucky school district said
"appropriate disciplinary action has been taken" after photos surfaced showing students giving lap dances to staff as part of Hazard High School's homecoming week festivities.
During Hazard High School's homecoming week festivities, students and staff took part in a "Man Pageant" and "Costume Day" on Tuesday,
according to the school's Facebook page.
Photos that were subsequently taken down from the athletics department's Facebook page showed students in underclothing giving lap dances to faculty and staff, including Hazard High School Principal Donald "Happy" Mobelini, who is also
mayor of the Perry County city.
"Um. Exactly what is going on here, y'all? C'mon Hazard," Nema Brewer, cofounder of education advocacy group KY 120 United,
wrote Tuesday night in a tweet that showed the photos. "Get it together."
Other photos
on the athletics page that were
later taken down showed female students dressed up in "Hooters" outfits as well as students and staff appearing to paddle one another.
Sondra Combs, superintendents of Hazard Independent Schools, told The Courier Journal the district "has a tradition of excellence and academics and everything we do, but the incident is being investigated and once the investigation is complete, appropriate action will be taken."
She said in a later statement the district had handed down a punishment or punishments but is "not allowed to disclose any further information regarding the specifics of the discipline" because it is a "personnel matter."
Combs said a "student activity committee" would be formed "to review all student led activities" and that all staff would undergo further training "on policies and procedures.
