A raw chicken-eating anti-vaxxer has been accused of 'targeting students with propaganda'.
Failed Byron Bay mayoral candidate Tom Barnett infuriated parents after positioning a protest van near school gates on Thursday.
Among his many handwritten signs included one which read 'teens are not medical experiments'.
Mr Barnett livestreamed his public stunt on Facebook, telling viewers his intention was to 'change minds' when it comes to Covid vaccinations.
In the clip, he said 'we are here (at the school) doing a little change of mind and just waiting for the kids to come... the jab is not safe.
One of the slogans (pictured above) Mr Barnett had on display when he set up a protest van outside Byron Bay High on Thursday
'We are here to talk to some of the youth of the (Byron Bay) shire' before adding that 'youth can be very vulnerable to public pressure'.
Barnett's publicity stunt backfired with a number of local parents in the popular tourist destination furious at his antics.
Luke Jolly, who sends two of his children to Byron Bay High, called out Barnett online.
'Leave the kids alone' - yet there you are trying to influence them, isn't that a tad hypocritical?' he posted online in reference to one of Barnett's signs.
'Schools are a safe zone, or sacred, it's not the place to push a political agenda on to other people's children.'
Fellow local Kirra Pendergast also felt Barnett crossed a line.
'Schools are a no go zone, some kids were in the middle of their HSC. People have a right to their own opinion but kids being approached, no,' she told the Daily Telegraph.
'Just stay away from the children, it's not OK.'
Earlier this month, Barnett's bold bid to become mayor of Byron Bay ended after he failed to register in time for the election.
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