Gay high school student says he was suspended for wearing make-up
By Daniel WIlkerson
WBBJ-TV
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2011/11/gay-high-school-student-says-he-was-suspended-for-wearing-make-up/Update 6:00 p.m. ET: The Tennessee Equality Project reports they have spoken with Kasey's mom, who stated the principal on Thursday reversed Kasey's suspension, reversed his decision and that any student is now allowed to wear makeup.
LEXINGTON, Tenn. — The parent of an 11th grade Lexington High School student said her son, Kasey Landrum, 16, was issued an in-school suspension after he was caught wearing makeup 10 minutes after school ended.
"The principal walked into the school and immediately started yelling at me and told me to get outside," said Landrum. He said he did exactly as Lexington High School Principal Steve Lindsey instructed without a reply. He said another student who witnessed the incident told the principal Landrum was simply expressing himself by wearing the makeup.
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Advocate.com November 04, 2011 01:30:00 PM ET
Gay Teen Suspended for Wearing Makeup
By Diane Anderson-Minshall
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/11/04/Gay_Teen_Suspended_for_Wearing_Makeup/A gay sophomore student in Lexington, Tenn. was suspended briefly this week for wearing makeup on school grounds 10 minutes after school ended. Kasey Landrum, 16, said, "The principal walked into the school and immediately started yelling at me and told me to get outside."
Initially Landrum was issued a three day in-school suspension for violating the school's dress code which states: "When a student is attired in a manner, which is likely to cause disruption or interference with normal operation of the school, the administration will take the appropriate action. In matters of opinion, the judgment of the teachers and administrators will prevail."
