Hamish Jacobs, 19, of Lethbridge, Alberta, whose family moved to Canada from Scotland in 1965, said he found his uncle's blue-and-green tartan kilt, representing the Forbes clan, fits him perfectly and decided to wear the item as a tribute to his family history during his graduation from Raymond High School.
"I want to wear it out of respect for my ancestors, and because it's just what Scottish people wear to formal things," Jacobs said.
However, he said principal Mark Beazer denied his request to wear the kilt during the ceremony.
"I find it funny. The school teaches you to respect your heritage, be different, be yourself. And so I am going to be different, being myself. And they don't like that," he said.
Jacobs said Westwind School Division superintendent Doug Bennett sided with the principal and he is now considering appealing to the school board in early June.
3 comments:
Why the request in advance?
Just go fully dressed show them what's underneath when denied entrance!
:-P
Hahaha, Foreigner1! That would be something.
Maybe it's my Scottish heritage, but I think kilts are awesome and perfectly manly. If the school thinks he's trying to cross-dress, then they're extremely ignorant.
It is going to look at little weird, though, since the kilt will be under the gown. If people don't know the story, they're going to think he just forgot to put on pants!
They should let him wear it! "Raymond High School - Where Manly Scots Study."
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