Wow. I wish I had been this cool in 9th grade.
Wood River, IL (KMOV) - Two students at a Metro-East junior high school have stirred up quite a bit of controversy after wearing t-shirts that they say are making a point.
The t-shirts were made by Tori Shoemaker, 15 and Cheyenne Byrd, 14.
The teens went back to school Wednesday after being told to stay home for wearing their two homemade shirts that caused the stir at Lewis and Clark Junior High School.
The shirts proclaimed a "safe sex or no sex" slogan and were decorated with packaged condoms.
The students wanted to prove a point since there is an abstinence only curriculum at Lewis and Clark.
The two teens however were suspended for two days for wearing the t-shirts.
The superintendent told News 4 that he considers the shirts were inappropriate and a distraction at school.
At least one parent tells News 4 that he supports his daughter.
It seems that school officials will not budge on changing what is taught, and the girls won't stop speaking out.
Check out the story here. (kmov.com via Jezebel.com)
I was too busy listening to Marilyn Manson and trying to perfect my smudged black eye-liner. Oh, the good old days.
Seriously, these girls deserve major respect. Junior high is awful enough without being shot down after taking a hugely important stand for something so worthwhile.
Do I hear a Planned Parenthood scholarship in the future??
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-J.D. Bauchery
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