A Butler County teacher has resigned after she admitted to taking a group of four female students to a gay bar in Dayton. Lori Epperson worked for Butler Tech and taught Marketing at Edgewood High School.
She took the girls, who are all seniors, to Club Masque in Dayton. Club Masque is 18 and over gay bar featuring drag shows, where men dress up as woman and perform. Three of the girls are 18, one is 17. Parents who spoke with Local 12 are outraged over the incident.
Stevie Moon-Mom of other Edgewood students, "She's a teacher, they're her students. They're not her friends. She's there to teach them, not to take them to clubs and party. That's ridiculous."
Jeremy Moon-Dad of other Edgewood students, "There's a level of professionalism that needs to be kept between the students and the teachers and she crossed that line, I think. I don't think that she may be wrong, I definitely think she is wrong."
Epperson apparently received permission from the parents of the girls to take them to the club. But officials want to know why the 17 year old was allowed in and how the girls got alcohol, which they allegedly drank.
Butler Tech may take legal action against club for serving alcohol to minors. Dayton police have also been notified.
Edgewood has zero tolerance policy for athletes and extracurricular activities when it comes to alcohol consumption so the four girls were not allowed to attend a cheerleading competition in Florida after details of the trip came to light.
