DAVIE, Fla. — What was supposed to be a peaceful protest Friday turned violent at a high school in Davie.

A student sent Local 10 News cellphone video of a fight breaking out in the parking lot of Western High School.

We’re told it happened while students were staging a walk-out Friday afternoon in protest of the recent passage of the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Tallahassee.

Republican sponsors say the Parental Rights in Education Bill is about helping parents control what their children do and learn about in school. Critics have dubbed it the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” because of its language in a particular paragraph, which specifies sexual and gender identity may not be in lessons in K through third grades.

“Western High School supports the diversity of its students and their rights to make their voices heard,” the school district said in a statement. “The District is aware that some students planned a peaceful, student-led protest regarding recent actions in Tallahassee for what’s referred to as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. Students behaving in a manner that does not comply with the Code of Student Conduct may receive disciplinary consequences.”

The Davie Police Department says no arrests have been made in connection with the fight. What led to the incident remains unclear.

The full bill can be viewed below:

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