News Story About Honors Teen Who May Not Graduate Because of Off-the-Shoulder Top Goes Viral

ok so this young lady, an HONORS student with MULTIPLE scholarships got suspended basically for the rest of her senior year because of this: pic.twitter.com/E264srpJCO

— curly aliyah (@curlyaliyah) May 21, 2017

Charlotte’s WCNC-TV has found itself at the center of a social media firestorm after interviewing a high school senior named Summer who likely won’t walk the stage at the Hickory Ridge High School graduation.

It all started when Summer, an honors student with multiple scholarships to schools in the fall, wore an off-the-shoulder shirt, which violates the dress code. In her interview, she stated she had it pulled up. She also stated that she and her principal, Michelle Cline, had a history, which made the moment when Cline approached the student about the outfit all the more precarious.

If the suspension holds and Summer does not walk at graduation, the girl with a 4.4 GPA runs the risk of not getting to utilize her scholarships. That’s why tweets with the information for the school have been going viral, too.

@curlyaliyah School: @hrhsbulls
Phone: (704) 454-7300
Principal: michelle.cline@cabarrus.k12.nc.us
704-454-6546
School district: @CabCoSchools

— Yasmin Yonis (@YasminYonis) May 21, 2017

Still, as the Independent Tribune points out, we only know one side of the story. Mediaite has reached out to the principal in question to find out the school’s reaction to the viral news clip and the story that is going wild on Twitter.

Dress codes have long been a contentious topic as they are seen by many as archaic and oppressive to female students (or employees) in particular.

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