A senior at Gibson County High School in Tennessee was kicked out of her prom last Saturday for wearing a dress that resembled the Confederate battle flag, according to The Jackson Sun.
School officials told 18-year-old Texanna Edwards that she could not wear the “offensive and inappropriate” dress, but she could change and come back to the event. However, Edwards refused to change out of her custom made dress and consequentially was not allowed to attend prom.
A teacher had advised Edwards not to wear the dress. But Edwards thought that she would still be allowed to attend prom, even though it might offend some people, she told The Jackson Sun. Students at the high school had regularly worn Confederate flags without incident, she said.
Gibson County Special School District Superintendent Eddie Pruett said there had been racial incidents at the high school in recent years.
Schools in the Southern U.S. have struggled to balance students’ First Amendment rights with the need to ensure a safe learning environment for students.
In 2006, a Tennessee high school student was suspended for wearing an image of the Confederate battle flag. He later sued the school district for violating his First Amendment rights, but the lawsuit was dismissed by a federal court, according to CBS News. The judge held that it was reasonable to assume that the racially-charged image could cause “substantial disruption to the school environment.”
Fun fact: if you wear something resembling the Confederate flag and expect to be treated with respect, fuck you.
Have a feeling my good friend Fletcher will enjoy this quite a bit…and by enjoy this I mean want kick ‘socialistictendencies’ in the dick due to his asshattery.
Cool, I’m an asshat because I point out that people that in any way support the Confederacy are, by default, disgusting wastes of carbon.
Just because someone supports Confederate pride doesn’t mean they’re horrible human beings…
Oh wait
Yes it does.
i mean, disgusting racism aside, that dress is fugly as fuck.
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So how does this girl have a date..?
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AND to top it all off, she’s wearing muthafuckin flip flops. Who wears flippa flops to prom?!
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Is your racism really that dear to you? That is what that flag stands for. Not the South. WHY? WHY WOULD YOU BE PROUD OF...
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I don’t think my high school would have cared if someone wore a Confederate Flag prom dress. I saw kids all the time...
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Regardless of whether or not I agree with it (I think the dress is tacky, in poor taste, and the girl was being super...
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Wow you guys are dickbags. Did you not see the video about this that was circulating? Did you miss the, omg, black...
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WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD— >Tennessee Ah
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Go Vols!! You guys have to understand that although the confederate flag reminds you of something, doesn’t mean it’s...
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Males who wear dresses are not signifying their allegiance to a social movemnet that wants to oppress another set of...
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just—christina:...she was told beforehand not to wear it. she did it anyway. she got...
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If i saw this girl at prom I might punch her fucking face in, or at the very least tell her that she’s goddamned scum....
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ew why the fuck would you wear flip flops to prom? THIS AIN’T THE BEACH, LADY
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“A teacher had advised Edwards not to wear the dress. But Edwards thought that she would still be allowed to attend...
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Even if it wasn’t the confederate flag it’s still an ugly dress.
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