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Christian School Expels Girl for Wearing Rainbow Sweater on Her Birthday

rocket88 said:
Christian School Expels Girl for Wearing Rainbow Sweater on Her Birthday | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

Whitefield Academy, a private Christian school, expelled 15-year-old freshman*Kayla Kenney*for having the*audacity*to celebrate her birthday with a multi-colored cake while wearing a rainbow sweater.

Because*everyone*knows what that really means.

We don't even know that she's gay. But hey, rainbows, OMG! Guess the Noah story doesn't mean anything to them.
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Does this fall under the heading of christians being attacked again?
 
Magdalene said:
From the article, the girl had made several transgressions against the rules of the school. I believe there was more to this than the article says. However, IF she only wore the rainbow shirt and had the cake - without violating school conditions.... she shouldn't have been expelled.
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Agreed on "more to this". The school's manual, a .pdf was posted several times in this thread, indicates a "catch all" paragraph where she did violate "school conditions".
 
Rising Sun said:
I can't think of a single instance where he accepted full responsibility for a failure. He's a Beta male who is the first to accept full credit and quickly passes blame to those who work for him or oppose him.

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Can you show a single instance of where Trump accepted full responsibility for a failure?
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You described Trump as a beta male. Isn't every male politician a beta male? EDIT: Even Jimmy Carter was a beta male :end of edit. Are you advocating for all politicians to be female? Is my usage of gender incorrect?...I don't care.
 
cabse5 said:
I agree with you on the girl's expulsion. I believe you need to look up the meaning of the word inference...to infer.
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I agree that she had other rules violations. It has been suggested thst those were enough to warrant expulsion, but she wasn't expelled at that time. It just seems very petty thst the "last straw" was a sweater that she wore to a birthday dinner. It wasn't an obscene sweater. As far as i could tell, there was nothing wrong with it. A 15 year old girl wears a rainbiw sweater.....and that led them to drop the hammer?
 
rocket88 said:
I agree that she had other rules violations. It has been suggested thst those were enough to warrant expulsion, but she wasn't expelled at that time. It just seems very petty thst the "last straw" was a sweater that she wore to a birthday dinner. It wasn't an obscene sweater. As far as i could tell, there was nothing wrong with it. A 15 year old girl wears a rainbiw sweater.....and that led them to drop the hammer?
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It was the straw, as they say, which broke the camel's back. Not a great violation but a violation nonetheless.
 
Rising Sun said:
All political extremists, regardless of ideology, can be said to "hate ideas which disagree with their ideology".

I agree there are those on this thread who are only on it because of the idea that Kayla was expelled for her rainbow shirt and cake. They don't seem to care about facts or background.

Also agreed it's an unknown whether she was gay or supported gay rights, but her track record indicates she liked to anger the school's administrators.


Upon reflection, since it was her mother who posted the picture, it's also possible the school was the father's idea and both the mother and daughter were looking for a way out. Still, getting expelled is unlikely to see Kayla get into Harvard.
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Not all political ideologies refuse the speech of other ideologies which disagree with them. Trump, for example, may hate socialism but doesn't aspire for any talk of socialism to be squelched. You may disagree but Trump may disagree with far-right ideologies but doesn't aspire to squelch those ideologies. This is where progressives confuse permissiveness of speech by Trump for a love of the far-right by Trump
 
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bongsaway said:
Does this fall under the heading of christians being attacked again?
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Some are claiming so, but clearly some are guilty of doing it; in short - there are those here who just like to bash religion, usually any religion, but specifically all Christians.
 
cabse5 said:
It was the straw, as they say, which broke the camel's back. Not a great violation but a violation nonetheless.
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I don't get what rule she broke by wearing this sweater. Does the school have a policy about what colors are acceptable at restaurants?
 
rocket88 said:
I don't get what rule she broke by wearing this sweater. Does the school have a policy about what colors are acceptable at restaurants?
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The school didn't consult you when it made the rules.
 
cabse5 said:
Trump and myself saw the right (free speech) and the wrong (the fighting) from both sides ANTIFA and neo-Nazis.
Extremists saw the right in one side fighting (ANTIFA) and one side not having free speech (neo-Nazis).
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I'm fascinated by your claim to speak for Trump.

I have no idea what this thread has to do with two groups of extremists - the Nazis and Antifa.
 
Rising Sun said:
I'm fascinated by your claim to speak for Trump.

I have no idea what this thread has to do with two groups of extremists - the Nazis and Antifa.
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You seem to willingly participate with me on posts in this thread which meander from the subject of the OP.

EDIT: Trump both reviled and criticized ANTIFA and Neo-Nazis at Charlottesville. People were upset when ANTIFA wasn't reviled and Neo-Nazis not criticized by Trump.
 
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cabse5 said:
You described Trump as a beta male. Isn't every male politician a beta male? EDIT: Even Jimmy Carter was a beta male :end of edit. Are you advocating for all politicians to be female? Is my usage of gender incorrect?...I don't care.
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Well, since you don't care.
 
cabse5 said:
You seem to willingly participate with me on posts in this thread which meander from the subject of the OP.

EDIT: Trump both reviled and criticized ANTIFA and Neo-Nazis at Charlottesville. People were upset when ANTIFA wasn't reviled and Neo-Nazis not criticized by Trump.
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Bringing up the Texas flag t-shirt wasn't meandering. There is thread drift and then there's thread derail. If you can't explain what Antifa and Nazis have to do with a rainbow sweater, then it's clear which one you are doing.
 
Lord of Planar said:
Silly. Isn't it. The shirt she wore is just as silly, but the people supporting the damage to the person using that OK sign but not the damage wearing the T-Shirt are total hypocrites.

I personally think neither was bad, but again, for all we know, the girl was expressing gay attitudes in the Christian School. The records are sealed, and all we know is what the mother said about the previous incident with the Juul vape hardware.
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My persistence in Googling has paid off. Most articles are from 3-4 days ago, so when I saw a story that had been published only 18 hours ago, I clicked. Disclaimer: Horror of horrors, this site is conservative, so everyone who is an attack-the-messenger type, go ahead and jerk your knee now. And click anyway because there are pictures from Kayla Kenney's Instagram account.

When Alford says her daughter "is no angel," and confirms that she has had "disciplinary issues," she's understating matters. My understanding is that Kayla Kenney had a long, specific list of repeated infractions--bullying, disrespecting teachers, vaping in school (as Alford acknowledges), and so forth. Part of what she has allegedly done is promoting LGBT consciousness in the school, including aggression on that front. I'm trying to be delicate here, but I can tell you that she has transgressed against other students on this front, to promote bisexuality. For example, she allegedly drew rainbows and wrote slogans like "bi pride" on other kids' papers, and gave at least two different girls the impression that she was sexually harassing them. Rainbow Cake Girl: The True Story | The American Conservative
 
nota bene said:
My persistence in Googling has paid off. Most articles are from 3-4 days ago, so when I saw a story that had been published only 18 hours ago, I clicked.
Disclaimer: Horror of horrors, this site is conservative, so everyone who is an attack-the-messenger type, go ahead and jerk your knee now. And click anyway because there are pictures from Kayla Kenney's Instagram account.

When Alford says her daughter "is no angel," and confirms that she has had "disciplinary issues," she's understating matters. My understanding is that Kayla Kenney had a long, specific list of repeated infractions--bullying, disrespecting teachers, vaping in school (as Alford acknowledges), and so forth. Part of what she has allegedly done is promoting LGBT consciousness in the school, including aggression on that front. I'm trying to be delicate here, but I can tell you that she has transgressed against other students on this front, to promote bisexuality. For example, she allegedly drew rainbows and wrote slogans like "bi pride" on other kids' papers, and gave at least two different girls the impression that she was sexually harassing them. Rainbow Cake Girl: The True Story | The American Conservative
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As I suspected. Definitely more to it than the flippant article in the OP suggested.
 
nota bene said:
My persistence in Googling has paid off. Most articles are from 3-4 days ago, so when I saw a story that had been published only 18 hours ago, I clicked. Disclaimer: Horror of horrors, this site is conservative, so everyone who is an attack-the-messenger type, go ahead and jerk your knee now. And click anyway because there are pictures from Kayla Kenney's Instagram account.

When Alford says her daughter "is no angel," and confirms that she has had "disciplinary issues," she's understating matters. My understanding is that Kayla Kenney had a long, specific list of repeated infractions--bullying, disrespecting teachers, vaping in school (as Alford acknowledges), and so forth. Part of what she has allegedly done is promoting LGBT consciousness in the school, including aggression on that front. I'm trying to be delicate here, but I can tell you that she has transgressed against other students on this front, to promote bisexuality. For example, she allegedly drew rainbows and wrote slogans like "bi pride" on other kids' papers, and gave at least two different girls the impression that she was sexually harassing them. Rainbow Cake Girl: The True Story | The American Conservative
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Hmmm, interesting, Nota...so, in other words, the girl was just a PITA to deal with and the school was looking for an excuse, any excuse, to toss her...can't blame them for that, considering the extenuating circumstances...it also sounds like her sweater and cake had a deeper meaning for her than her mother originally portrayed...
 
Elvira said:
Hmmm, interesting, Nota...so, in other words, the girl was just a PITA to deal with and the school was looking for an excuse, any excuse, to toss her...can't blame them for that, considering the extenuating circumstances...it also sounds like her sweater and cake had a deeper meaning for her than her mother originally portrayed...
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That's what disappoints me--that the mother took this public (with no concern for her daughter's privacy) and that she was so dishonest.
 
nota bene said:
That's what disappoints me--that the mother took this public (with no concern for her daughter's privacy) and that she was so dishonest.
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Actually, if you click the link you provided, the daughter posted on Instagram all sorts of 'incriminating' things. Pro pride, alluding she was bi sexual, throwing her Bible in the dryer. All things which would go against the school's beliefs and code of acceptable behavior.
 
Magdalene said:
Actually, if you click the link you provided, the daughter posted on Instagram all sorts of 'incriminating' things. Pro pride, alluding she was bi sexual, throwing her Bible in the dryer. All things which would go against the school's beliefs and code of acceptable behavior.
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Yes, and it also explains how the school expects the home to work in partnership.

So can we all safely state now that the rainbow sweater and cake were not just happy little rainbows but did, in fact, intend to convey a specific message, one that is in opposition to the school's standards and expectations?
 
nota bene said:
Yes, and it also explains how the school expects the home to work in partnership.

So can we all safely state now that the rainbow sweater and cake were not just happy little rainbows but did, in fact, intend to convey a specific message, one that is in opposition to the school's standards and expectations?
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:rock
 
Rising Sun said:
Some are claiming so, but clearly some are guilty of doing it; in short - there are those here who just like to bash religion, usually any religion, but specifically all Christians.
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I feel the same about all religions, a bunch of hoodoo voodoo. Is that an attack on religion?
 
nota bene said:
My persistence in Googling has paid off. Most articles are from 3-4 days ago, so when I saw a story that had been published only 18 hours ago, I clicked. Disclaimer: Horror of horrors, this site is conservative, so everyone who is an attack-the-messenger type, go ahead and jerk your knee now. And click anyway because there are pictures from Kayla Kenney's Instagram account.

When Alford says her daughter "is no angel," and confirms that she has had "disciplinary issues," she's understating matters. My understanding is that Kayla Kenney had a long, specific list of repeated infractions--bullying, disrespecting teachers, vaping in school (as Alford acknowledges), and so forth. Part of what she has allegedly done is promoting LGBT consciousness in the school, including aggression on that front. I'm trying to be delicate here, but I can tell you that she has transgressed against other students on this front, to promote bisexuality. For example, she allegedly drew rainbows and wrote slogans like "bi pride" on other kids' papers, and gave at least two different girls the impression that she was sexually harassing them. Rainbow Cake Girl: The True Story | The American Conservative
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I would wonder then, why did they not expel her then, and wait for this? It doesn't add up, logically.
 
rocket88 said:
I would wonder then, why did they not expel her then, and wait for this? It doesn't add up, logically.
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The mother said that following the October 17th meeting, her daughter had been behaving/there were no problems. None of us know what was specified in that meeting.
 
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