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Posted: January 19, 2007

Cumberland Schools Change Graduation Dress Code for Female Students

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Fayetteville, N.C. — Female students at Cumberland County schools will have a little leeway for their graduation.

Last year, Douglas Byrd High School officials did not let Bobbie Spanbauer walk across the stage during graduation. She wanted to wear pants instead of a dress.

School leaders said Spanbauer waited too long to voice her concern.

Under the new dress code, male students must still wear dress pants.

RELATED TOPICS: Cumberland County, Douglas Byrd Schools

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The reason hetro's feel they have more rights than the homo's is because they do. We are the norm., what God intended. You people are the ones who make being a homo a issue. You say someone's sexual orientation is no one's business? Well then don't go flaunting it with you rainbows and gay coalitions. I don't go around saying I am a hetro though maybe I should. Maybe us hetro's should get together and make a "Save Our Values Coalition" and protest.
Click to view my profile WhatEver
January 23, 2007 12:50 p.m.
LMFAO !
geowilrlst
January 21, 2007 3:29 a.m.
Why do heterosexuals feel that they have more rights than the gay and lesbian community. What someone sexual preference is no one's busy but their own. Pants, skirts, dresses, or whatever, what does it matter...She earned her diploma and what hse wears is not going to change that fact.
ctechic2004
January 20, 2007 9:53 a.m.
A woman wanting to wear pants makes her gay? Huh? They wear robes during graduation anyway, so what difference does it make? It's just a high school graduation (yes, "just"), folks.
albritton76
January 20, 2007 9:23 a.m.
Why do gays think that they have a special set of rights and can someone show me on what page of the constitution they are written on, I missd that page. Personally I do not want to know what someones sexual preferance is, especially if they are sexually confused
builder276
January 20, 2007 8:54 a.m.
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