Concerned parents and students gathered in front of the Laurel County School Board Wednesday morning to protest the district's decision to not install metal detectors.

Parents and students chanting “Please make our schools safe” in a protest at the Laurel County Board of Education, February 21, 2018

Corbin attorney Shane Romines helped raise money for the metal detectors. In a Facebook video, Romines says the district will not use the added security.

Parents planned a protest for 9 a.m. Wednesday in front of the district's board of education.

"I just find it unfair that our board of education was offered funding for metal detectors to keep our children safe. They didn't take advantage of that opportunity," said Ashley Boggs, a parent of a child at the school.

Some kids joined their parents on the sidewalk, staying away from the schools today where the rumor mill has run rampant.

"I'm terrified for my children for our future. For the fact that they may not have a future," said Boggs.

Superintendent Dr. Doug Bennett released a statement about the decision on Wednesday morning.