Sheboygan Lutheran Students vs Union Protesters at Rotunda [View all]

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http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20120321/SHE0101/203210372/Lutheran-students-surprised-furor-over-Capitol-visit?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

When about 300 Sheboygan Lutheran High School students and supporters piled into the rotunda of the State Capitol in Madison last Thursday after the boys basketball team clinched a trip to the finals for the Division 5 WIAA state championship, they had some time to spare.

Sharing the rotunda with a small group of pro-union demonstrators singing songs, the Lutheran High group broke into spontaneous cheers "Stand with Walker!" interspersed with cries of "LHS! LHS!" and the Common Doxology.

The resulting furor since the event has surprised school officials and state Sen. Joe Leibham, a Lutheran High alumnus who invited the group to the Capitol for a photo with the team and a celebratory reception.

"Friday morning, we had a couple of nasty phone calls all of a sudden," said Jim Pingel, Lutheran's executive director. "People identified themselves as union leaders, protesters. They were passive-aggressive, menacing."

Of course the press would classify "union leaders, protesters" as "passive-agressive, menacing".