Son diplôme lui est refusé à cause d'une... plume d'aigle!

Une étudiante américaine d'Alabama s'est vu refuser son diplôme. Pire, elle a hérité d'une amende de 1.000 dollars (768 euros) pour avoir porté une plume d'aigle lors de la célébration de remise des diplômes.

Chelsey Ramer pensait célébrer, comme tous ses compagnons, sa remise des diplômes. Mais voilà: la plume d'aigle qu'elle portait sur sa toge n'a pas plu à la direction de l'Escambia Academy High School. Elle s'est vue dans l'impossibilité de retirer le papier attestant sa réussite. Elle devra s'aquitter d'une amende de 1.000 dollars si elle souhaite récupérer ledit diplôme.

La jeune fille, originaire de la Poarch Creek Band of Indians, ne voulait provoquer personne. Elle portait la plume en souvenir de son héritage amérindien. "Ils m'ont dit que si je la portais, ils me tiraient hors du terrain", a-t-elle raconté à NBC News. "Je ne trouve pas ça juste. Je ressens ça comme de la discrimination."

Son professeur, Alex Alvarez, a quant à lui admis que la plume ne le dérangeait pas. Au contraire! "Être honorée avec une plume lors de sa remise de diplôme est une expérience merveilleuse. C'est bien plus que de montrer sa culture. C'est aussi spirituel!"

sources de l'info Par: Laura Cerrada sur http://www.7sur7.be

High School Grad Chelsey Ramer Denied Diploma for Wearing Feather (Video)

Chelsey Ramer was recently denied her high school diploma and fined $1000 for wearing an Indian feather at her high school graduation ceremony (video below).

Ramer is a member of the Poarch Creek Band of Indians and the feather is part of her Native American heritage.

Ramer, 17, attends Escambia Academy High School in Atmore, Ala.

“I don’t think it’s fair at all,” Ramer told Local 15. “I feel like it's discrimination.”
The school sent a contract to her and other students, which stated: "Students and staff shall not wear extraneous items during graduation exercises unless approved by the administration."

However, Ramer never signed the contract.

“About two months ago, me and the other Indian seniors from the graduating class asked our headmaster if we could wear the feathers on our caps,” Ramer told the Indian Country Today Media Network. “She told us ‘no’ and that if we did, she would pull us off the field.”
Ramer still attended and walked in the ceremony with her feather.

Betty Warren, the headmaster who denied Ramer’s request, has reportedly been replaced by David Walker, who coaches the girls' basketball team.
“He said if it was up to him, he would give me my diploma,” Ramer said. “But he had to go through the board to get it approved.”

Ramer's former teacher, Alex Alvarez, said "Being honored with a feather for graduation is a wonderful experience. It's a lot more than showing off your culture. It has ties into our spirituality as well."

Sources: Local 15 and I ndian Country Today Media Network