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  • School Refuses To Let Boy Join Cheerleading Squad

    01/10/2008 5:40:53 PM PST · by Cagey · 58 replies · 1,300+ views
    WLKY NEWS ^ | 1-10-2008
    GLENDALE, Ky. -- Bobby Thorn wanted to be the only boy on his school's cheerleading squad, but that didn't happen. The 13-year-old attends East Hardin Middle School in Glendale, but the controversial decision to cut him from the team expands beyond the district's boundaries. Bobby's mother filed a discrimination claim with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights two years ago, and now a settlement has been reached. Bobby works with coach Jen Brewer at a gym called Becca's Fliptown, something he's been doing since he was about 5. He's been successful, too, winning trophies for gymnastics and cheerleading. “Bobby's phenomenal,”...