Who ever thought the phrase "Go Cocks!" would cause such a problem?
That's what a Louisiana teen and lifelong South Carolina fan is asking after she was suspended for wearing a Gamecocks T-shirt to school.
The shirt said "Smelley Rocks, Go Cocks!," referring to former South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley. The phrase offended Cherokee Wix's teacher, who sent her to the principal's office.
According to WLTX-TV, the school's student handbook said that teachers have discretion over whether a T-shirt is offensive for the classroom. But Wix's mother said the school is overreacting, adding that the teen had never been in trouble before the incident.
Wix and her family recently moved to Mandeville, La. from South Carolina.
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