Kentucky's Whitefield Academy expels student for wearing a rainbow shirt in a Facebook photo

The Whitefield Academy is a "Christ-centered, college-preparatory school for grades PreK-12 fostering a passion for learning, others ahead of self, and the living and active Jesus." That is to say, it's a school for religious maniacs.

Kimberly Alford is a former student at Whitefield Academy. She was expelled after administrators saw that she had posted a photo of herself at her 15th birthday party, blowing out the candles while wearing a shirt with rainbow patterns on the sleeves.

Whitefield expelled Alford for "lifestyle violations." According to the school's head, Dr Bruce Jacobson, the shirt "demonstrates a posture of morality and cultural acceptance contrary to that of Whitefield Academys beliefs."

Though neither Jacobson nor his staff would meet with Alford and her family nor discuss her explusion with her, they did allow her to voluntarily withdraw from the school to spare her from having an expulsion on her transcript. She is now a student at a public school.

Alford has denied that she wore her shirt in solidarity with gay rights. The school administrators claim that the photo was the final straw following violations of "our student code of conduct numerous times over the past two years." They did not elaborate on these "violations." Her mother says that she was once caught with an e-cigarette and once disciplined for leaving campus during lunch period.

According to Whitefield Academys parent/student handbook, the school seeks to work in tandem with childrens families to mold students to be Christ-like.

On occasion, the atmosphere or conduct within a particular home may be counter or in opposition to the Biblical lifestyle the school teaches, the handbook says.