An Illinois high school student was reportedly
pulled from the classroom on Thursday over his Halloween costume: Jesus Christ.
Angenetta Frison, the mother of Highland Park
High School senior Marshon Sanders, told the Chicago Sun-Times her son was
kicked out of class because some teachers found the student’s
costume – consisting of a white robe, red sash, a white head scarf, a
crown of thorns and a cross necklace — to be offensive.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the teen has
been allowed to return to class and wear it once again after school
officials confirmed he did not mean any disrespect with the costume. They had
initially believed the costume could offend “religious sensibilities.”
Earlier Thursday, Sanders was forced
to remove his costume before returning to the classroom at the
Highland Park, Ill. school, his mother told ABC Chicago.
Highland Park is located about 20 miles north of
Chicago.
The incident is not the first time a student has
been removed from school for dressing as the religious figure for Halloween, In
2008, an eighth grader in New Jersey was sent home from school over his
Jesus costume.
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