Posted on 06/03/2015 12:30:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Native American student who sued his California school district because it refused to let him wear an eagle feather to his high school graduation will be able to wear the sacred item after all.
Attorneys for Christian Titman and officials with Clovis Unified School District reached an agreement that allows him to wear the feather in his hair during the Thursday ceremony and attach it to his cap for the traditional tassel turn, said Rebecca Farmer, a spokeswoman for the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, one of the groups representing Titman.
The district confirmed an agreement was reached Tuesday night and said it was ``largely consistent'' with previous offers made to accommodate Titman, 18. He is a member of the Pit River Tribe, which considers eagle feathers sacred and symbolic of a significant accomplishment.
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Lets take a look at what it took to get to this point.
Somewhere, someone had to ask if it was ok to wear the feather i.e. get permission
That means that the same someone had to be told, at least in general terms, that it was not ok.
Further, that the group think was to go along with the restrictions and the general idea of mother may I has been indoctrinated into the class.
In short, why didn’t he just show up to graduation and clip the eagle feather on?
Chief Little Bear Fart presided over this young man’s birth.. And upon his entry into this big brave world he saw a man with t*ts holding a Bible.. Hence, the little boy was named ‘Christian TitMan’.
Works for me.
The young man no longer wants to toe the government’s rope.
Good for him.
My thoughts exactly when I read this. Why on earth would anyone have an issue with this?
Any bets on whether they would allow a cross on the outside of a graduation robe?
There’s a tie-in to wind farms somewhere, here.
Just wait until the graduates from the nudist camp show up.
Interesting - I was unaware of this. Thanks!
Maybe they are endangered.
“Possession of an eagle feather by a non-native is a huge fine “
What if I identify as a Native?
What about a crown of thornes?
Wow. The state most fanatically focused on "Diversity" has to be sued in order to allow someone to demonstrate it.
Because it’s more tribalism? Tribalism is just as dangerous small as it is large.
That's a good point. If a man can be a different gender, why can't he be a different race?
Liberal logic just self destructs, doesn't it?
Yes. In such cases it is better to ask forgiveness than permission.
It is even better to tell any ass-hat who demands that you ask for forgiveness to f--- off.
Even if it's tribalism, I believe we should grant great leeway when it comes to legitimate religious freedom.
Then you’re good to go.
Only a hateful bigot would dare question the “ethnic identity” with which you have chosen to live your life.
good thing he didn’t ask if could wear an American flag pin
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