Native American Student Denied High School Diploma For Wearing Tribal Feather http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/03/native-american-student-denied-high-school-diploma-for-wearing-tribal-feather/
A high school graduate in Alabama is being denied her diploma after
being fined $1,000 for wearing a feather reflecting her Native American
heritage.
The school sent a contract for graduating seniors to sign before the
May 23 event, but Ramer told the station she never signed it. Escambia
is now withholding her diploma until she pays the fine.
“About two months ago, me and the other Indian seniors from the
graduating class asked our headmaster if we could wear the feathers on
our caps,” Ramer told Indian Country Today Media Network. “She told us ‘no’ and that if we did, she would pull us off the field.”
However, Ramer attended and walked in the ceremony without incident.
Indian Country Today reported that the headmaster who denied Ramer’s
request, Betty Warren, has been replaced by David Walker, who coaches
Escambia’s girl’s basketball team.
