Georgia teen 'forced to withdraw' weeks before graduation after taking transgender date to prom

Daily Mail​

22-05-2025

A Georgia teenager has claimed she was forced to withdraw from her private high school after bringing a transgender date to her prom.
School officials at North Cobb Christian School reportedly called student Emily Wright to the principals office 10 days after the prom - which was held off-campus - and questioned her about her date.
'I was asked, "Is there anything we should know about the guest you brought to prom?"
'And I knew exactly what they were talking about, so I said, "Yes, he's transgender,"' said Emily, as reported by Fox5.
Emily's mom, Tricia Wright, claimed the school's principal told her they planned to expel her daughter, who only had weeks before she was due to gradate.
'I got a call from the principal who said, "Ms. Wright, I've been informed that Emily brought a transgender guest to prom. Were you aware of that?" I said yes,' she recalled.
'She said, "Well, I'm sorry, Ms. Wright, we're going to have to expel Emily,"' the mom said.
'It was off property. I did sign a form allowing her to bring a guest,' Tricia added.
Emily said she was devastated but the prospect of being forced to leave her high school with only weeks to go.
'I cried very hard. I was just thinking that my entire future was in jeopardy.
'"Where am I going to go to school? Where am I going to graduate?"' the teen reflected.
Emily is now enrolled in a local public school to graduate after being forced to withdraw from North Cobb Christian School, according to CBS affiliates WRDW and WANF.
In a letter to the school's principal, Emily's parents slammed the school for their decision to force their daughter to withdraw.
They said the 'decision is not reflective of the Christian values you claim to uphold,' adding they believe the school made a 'discriminatory decision.'
'The school chose to kick out a senior student just four weeks before graduation simply because Emily was being inclusive and kind,' the letter said, as reported by Atlanta First News and Fox5.