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Wesson Attendance Center
Address
Map
1048 Grove Street

Wesson, Mississippi

Copiah County

United States
Coordinates31°51′34″N 90°24′14″W / 31.85938°N 90.40386°W / 31.85938; -90.40386
Information
TypePublic all grades
Motto"Once , always a
School districtCopiah County School District
PrincipalTommy Clopton
GradesK–12
Number of students901 (2015–16)[1]
Color(s)blue, red and white
Athleticsfootball, soccer, tennis, baseball, softball, golf, basketball, volleyball, track, powerlifting, cross country
MascotCobra
Websitewww.copiah.ms/Page/99

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.[2]

Athletics

In 2007 students at this high school won the 2A state golf championship.[3][better source needed]

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.[4][5][6] The school chose to exclude Sturgis from the yearbook.[7] Sturgis claims that she was removed from the yearbook because she is a lesbian.[8] She alleged that the school discriminated against her.[7]

The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the school district on behalf of Sturgis.[9] Sturgis graduated from Wesson Attendance Center in May 2010.[9] 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.[10]

References

  1. ^ "WESSON ATTENDANCE CENTER". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Copiah County School District / Homepage". www.copiah.ms.
  3. ^ "Cobra Athletics". Archived from the original on September 28, 2008.
  4. ^ Katina Rankin (2009-10-14). "Wesson girl wants to wear tux in yearbook photo". WLOX. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  5. ^ Lynch, Adam (2010-11-18). "Ceara's Season". Jackson Free Press.
  6. ^ Byrd, Shelia (2009-10-15). "Ceara Sturgis, Lesbian High School Student, Told She Can't Wear Tuxedo In Yearbook". The Huffington Post.
  7. ^ a b Lynch, Adam (2010-04-26). "School Cuts Gay Student Photo from Yearbook". Jackson Free Press.
  8. ^ "Mississippi school bars lesbian student from wearing tuxedo, traditionally for boys, in senior photo". NY Daily News. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  9. ^ a b "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.
  10. ^ Mohr, Holbrook (7 December 2011). "American Civil Liberties Union Settles Lesbian Yearbook Flap With Mississippi High School". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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