Man Sets Self On Fire After School Breaks Renamed
Public School Board Renames Breaks After Christian Holidays
POSTED: 12:31 pm EST December 26, 2006
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- An unidentified man upset with a decision made by school board members in Kern County, Calif., used flammable liquid to set himself on fire Friday in protest.
Trustees of the Kern High School Board voted to change the names of winter and spring breaks to Christmas and Easter vacation Thursday.
He had a sign that read "(expletive) the religious establishment and KHSD," said Kern County Sheriff's Deputy John Leyendecker.
After he had burst into flames, a sheriff's deputy ordered him to drop to the ground. The deputy and a parole agent then sprayed him with fire extinguishers.
The man suffered first-degree burns on his shoulders and arms. He had been wearing a sign that protested, what he called, the religious establishment and the school district.
A fire official said the man also set fire to a Christmas tree, an American flag and a revolutionary flag replica in a public area. He stood with an American flag around his shoulders and poured the liquid over himself. The flaming tree ignited the liquid.
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.
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Public School Board Renames Breaks After Christian Holidays
POSTED: 12:31 pm EST December 26, 2006
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- An unidentified man upset with a decision made by school board members in Kern County, Calif., used flammable liquid to set himself on fire Friday in protest.
Trustees of the Kern High School Board voted to change the names of winter and spring breaks to Christmas and Easter vacation Thursday.
He had a sign that read "(expletive) the religious establishment and KHSD," said Kern County Sheriff's Deputy John Leyendecker.
After he had burst into flames, a sheriff's deputy ordered him to drop to the ground. The deputy and a parole agent then sprayed him with fire extinguishers.
The man suffered first-degree burns on his shoulders and arms. He had been wearing a sign that protested, what he called, the religious establishment and the school district.
A fire official said the man also set fire to a Christmas tree, an American flag and a revolutionary flag replica in a public area. He stood with an American flag around his shoulders and poured the liquid over himself. The flaming tree ignited the liquid.
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.
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