ERLANGER — Acts of vandalism known as the “junior/senior egg wars” have prompted Lloyd Memorial High School to cancel this weekend's homecoming parade and dance.

        Irate parents are accusing school officials of punishing all students for the actions of a few. Some have even threatened to sue over the cancellations, Superintendent Jim Molley said.

        But Mr. Molley and Lloyd Principal John Riehemann aren't budging. The school needs to be a good citizen, they say. If its homecoming is prompting some students to destroy property and endanger people, then it won't have a homecoming.

        The “egg wars” started about seven years ago with juniors and seniors using shaving cream and toilet paper to decorate each other's houses. But for the last two years, the behavior has escalated to more serious acts: shooting paintballs into students' homes, throwing “up to four dozen eggs” at homes, pouring honey on car interiors and permanently staining concrete with bleach, Mr. Riehemann said.

        “It's gotten to the point where we've got cars running around at high rates of speed, students jumping out and shooting paintballs at each other; and quite honestly, we're concerned about someone getting hurt,” Mr. Molley said.

        Lloyd's homecoming football game will take place tonight, and the homecoming queen and king will be crowned. But there was no parade this week and there will be no dance Saturday. Instead, the school may have a fall dance on an upcoming weekend, Mr. Riehemann said.

        The cancellations upset students such as Chrissy Morris, a senior who is in the homecoming court. She thinks stopping late-night vandalism is the responsibility of police, not her school.

        She's also angry that the football game will proceed while events appealing to girls were canceled. That's not fair because most of the vandals were boys, Chrissy said.

        “With all the events going on in this world today, the Columbine and other school shootings, the recent terrorist attacks on the United States, etc., our kids have enough to worry about,” said Becky Morris, Chrissy's mother. “Do they really need to live in fear that they can be made to pay for the crimes of others?”

        Lloyd's principal had warned last fall that homecoming events would be canceled if the vandalism continued. This year, he made good on his promise after students failed to heed additional warnings.

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