Poarch Creek student won't pay fine for feather at graduation

Friday, June 21, 2013  

Chelsey Ramer, a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, won't have to pay a fine for wearing an eagle feather to her high school graduation ceremony.

Ramer's diploma was being withheld until she paid the fine. But the Escambia Academy, a private school, changed its mind, Indian Country Today reported.

“The young lady has her diploma; she received it yesterday. She did not have to pay a fine,” interim headmaster David Walker told ICT.

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