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School Sends Girl With Anti-Islam Shirt Home

A 10-year-old girl was sent home on her first day back to school in Gainesville for wearing a shirt that was deemed offensive.

Faith Sapp wore a shirt to class Monday with the words 'Islam Is Of The Devil' printed on it. The words are the same of those at an outreach center where her father serves as the pastor.


AT THE SCENE: Images Of Girl Wearing Anti-Islam Shirt

The girl's dad let her wear the shirt, but the school says it is against the dress code. The code states that a child must dress in a way that is not offensive or inappropriate.

Sapp says she had a feeling she might get a response from the t-shirt.

"I was thinking they're probably [going to] give my parents a call. I was expecting that from the first day," said Faith Sapp, Talbot Elementary School student.

The school board says that Sapp is not suspended or expelled and can return to school Tuesday, but she must follow the dress code.
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