Teen battles school over memorializing student who committed suicide

A California teenager was sent home from school because school officials said her shirt “glamorized suicide.”

Hailey Monsour designed the shirt to honor her friend, who police say killed himself, according to KCBS.

Hailey Monsour
Hailey Monsour photo via KCAL.

The shirt featured a heart and wings, with the words, “Jacob Hupp 5-12-15.”

“I put a heart with angel wings because I know that he went to heaven,” a testy Monsour told the station Friday.

Hailey Monsour
Hailey Monsour at Jacob Hubb vigil photo via KCAL.

She said High Desert School officials told her to change the shirt because they believed it sent the wrong message, that suicide was OK.

Jacob Hubb Vigil
Vigil for Jacob Hubb at High Desert School via KCAL.

“I said, ‘No.’ They said, ‘We don’t think you understand.’ I said, ‘I understand. I can’t do that.’ And so they said, ‘OK, we’re going to call your parents and have them pick you up because we will not let you back on campus,’”she told KCBS.

Jacob Hubb
Jacob Hubb via Facebook.

School officials even tried to stop a campus memorial for the dead teen.

“Due to the sensitive nature of this situation, dedicating memorials in public settings, such as park benches, flag poles, T-shirts, yearbooks, or dances, etc. is discouraged,” school officials said in a letter to parents.

High Desert School Letter
Letter to parents from High Desert School via KCAL.

 

Related:

Fifteen HS students suspended over Chick-fil-A t-shirts.

DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW

Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!

Success! Thank you for donating. Please share BPR content to help combat the lies.
Carmine Sabia

Comment

We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.

BPR INSIDER COMMENTS

Scroll down for non-member comments or join our insider conversations by becoming a member. We'd love to have you!

Comments are closed.

Latest Articles