A Native American teenager has sued her high school for $50,000 after they banned her from wearing a sacred eagle feather in her graduation cap. Lena' Black, of , has sued Broken Arrows Public Schools after school officials 'accosted' her and took away her eagle feather right before she was set to graduate in May 2022. Black, who is a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, was told to 'remove' the plume from her cap, which hung right by her tassel, as she had not gotten approval to wear it. The feather was reportedly damaged after two school officials 'attempted to forcibly remove the eagle plume,' the stated.
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