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Old 06-04-2013, 10:40 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Chelsey Ramer, a Native American student, is being denied her high school diploma until she pays a $1,000 fine for wearing a tribal feather on her cap during her graduation from Escambia Academy High School in Atmore, Alabama.

The 17-year-old is a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and wore the eagle feather to celebrate her heritage in defiance of the school's "no extraneous items" policy.



Read more: Native American student denied diploma for wearing tribal feather - UPI.com
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Old 06-05-2013, 04:11 PM
 
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Anti-Christian hatred has its consequences - can't have someone show up wearing a cross don't ya know!

(On a side note, she is lucky she is not in federal prison. A woman around here made a dream catcher from feathers found on the ground and was nearly drawn and quartered.)
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Old 06-05-2013, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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She wants to break the rules then so be it but then suffer the consequences and pay the fine.
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Old 06-05-2013, 04:29 PM
 
Location: USA
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Chelsey Ramer, a Native American student, is being denied her high school diploma until she pays a $1,000 fine for wearing a tribal feather on her cap during her graduation from Escambia Academy High School in Atmore, Alabama.

The 17-year-old is a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and wore the eagle feather to celebrate her heritage in defiance of the school's "no extraneous items" policy.



Read more: Native American student denied diploma for wearing tribal feather - UPI.com
She's about as Native American as I am
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Old 06-05-2013, 04:59 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Chelsey Ramer, a Native American student, is being denied her high school diploma until she pays a $1,000 fine for wearing a tribal feather on her cap during her graduation from Escambia Academy High School in Atmore, Alabama.

The 17-year-old is a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and wore the eagle feather to celebrate her heritage in defiance of the school's "no extraneous items" policy.



Read more: Native American student denied diploma for wearing tribal feather - UPI.com

Comply or pay the price for being free.
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Old 06-05-2013, 05:30 PM
 
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Hmmmmph...more on the issue here.

Native American teen denied diploma for feather - Video on NBCNews.com
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Old 06-05-2013, 05:34 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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She's about as Native American as I am

I guess you were never taught what was in the ship captains log, when they landed on the shore of what is now Georgia.

Some of the natives, had pearl white skin, blonde or red hair, and blue or green eyes.
They were the Cherokee's
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Old 06-05-2013, 05:45 PM
 
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She wants to break the rules then so be it but then suffer the consequences and pay the fine.
A rule denying a child the right to a diploma is unconstitutional in my opinion. We don't need more diplomaless botto,feeders. Yeah she could get a GED but rules such as this is absurd.

Some rules make America look stupid. Look at all these PC liberalite rules that has cost countless whites jobs because of laws that require race quotas. The tyranny has to stop.

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Old 06-05-2013, 05:48 PM
 
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She's about as Native American as I am
Well what is she supposed to be then? shes not white. Looks do not = race
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Old 06-05-2013, 05:49 PM
 
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I guess you were never taught what was in the ship captains log, when they landed on the shore of what is now Georgia.

Some of the natives, had pearl white skin, blonde or red hair, and blue or green eyes.
They were the Cherokee's
Those were probably decendants of norse settlers.
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