Wesson Attendance Center
| Wesson Attendance Center | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Wesson, Mississippi (Copiah County) United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°51′34″N 90°24′14″W / 31.85938°N 90.40386°WCoordinates: 31°51′34″N 90°24′14″W / 31.85938°N 90.40386°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public all grades |
| Motto | "Once a cobra, always a cobra" |
| School district | Copiah County School District |
| Principal | Mrs. Marilyn Phillips |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 1,100 |
| Color(s) | blue and white |
| Athletics | football, soccer, tennis, baseball, softball, basketball |
| Mascot | Cobra |
Wesson Attendance Center is a K-12 school in Wesson, Mississippi.
Background
Wesson Attendance Center is one of four schools that make up the Copiah County School District.[1]
Athletics
In 2007 students at this high school won the 2A state golf championship.[2]
Gender discrimination lawsuit
In 2009, an honor student named Ceara Sturgis submitted a photograph of herself wearing a tuxedo for the senior yearbook. School officials told her that her picture was inappropriate on the basis of her clothing not matching her gender.[3][4][5] The school chose to exclude Sturgis from the yearbook.[6] Sturgis claims that she was removed from the yearbook because she is a lesbian.[7] She alleged that the school discriminated against her.[6]
The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the school district on behalf of Sturgis.[8] Sturgis graduated from Wesson Attendance Center in May 2010.[8] In December 2011, the ACLU settled the lawsuit after the school district agreed to require all students to pose in caps and gowns for the yearbook.[9]
References
- ↑ http://www.copiah.ms/
- ↑ http://www2.mde.k12.ms.us/1500/WAC/athletics.htm
- ↑ Katina Rankin (2009-10-14). "Wesson girl wants to wear tux in yearbook photo". WLOX. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ↑ Lynch, Adam (2010-11-18). "Ceara’s Season". Jackson Free Press.
- ↑ Byrd, Shelia (2009-10-15). "Ceara Sturgis, Lesbian High School Student, Told She Can't Wear Tuxedo In Yearbook". The Huffington Post.
- 1 2 Lynch, Adam (2010-04-26). "School Cuts Gay Student Photo from Yearbook". Jackson Free Press.
- ↑ "Mississippi school bars lesbian student from wearing tuxedo, traditionally for boys, in senior photo". NY Daily News. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Judge allows suit over annual photo to proceed". Houston Chronicle. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ Mohr, Holbrook (7 December 2011). "American Civil Liberties Union Settles Lesbian Yearbook Flap With Mississippi High School". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2014.