Scottsbluff High School students Henna and Diango are cousins with an aunt who had breast cancer and they decided to support her survivor’s journey. Diango bought a t-shirt and Henna bought the shirt and a bracelet with the phrase “I ♥ Boobies” printed on them. The message is part of a national campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer and reduce the stigma of talking about the disease. The students were both told to turn the shirts inside out or face suspension for violating the school dress code. Henna’s bracelet was also confiscated.
Schools across the country have been attempting to censor this same message, claiming it is disruptive and obscene, but the ACLU recently won an initial phase court decision in federal court in Pennsylvania for a middle school student over the bracelet. After ACLU Nebraska contacted the Scottsbluff High Superintendent, school officials changed their mind.
One of the students’ mothers said, “I feel very pleased with this and hopefully the school realizes this is victory for everybody. It’s a lesson in standing up for what you believe in and fighting for that.”
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