Wesson Attendance Center
Public all grades school in Copiah County, United States
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Wesson Attendance Center is a K–12 school in Wesson, Mississippi.
| Wesson Attendance Center | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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1048 Grove Street United States | |
| Coordinates | 31.85938°N 90.40386°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public all grades |
| Motto | "Once a Cobra , always a Cobra” |
| School district | Copiah County School District |
| Principal | Tommy Clopton |
| Staff | 59.94 (FTE) [1] |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 877 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.63 [1] |
| Colors | Blue, red and white |
| Athletics | football, soccer, tennis, baseball, softball, golf, basketball, volleyball, track, powerlifting, cross country |
| Mascot | Mighty Cobra |
| Website | www |
Background
Wesson Attendance Center is one of four schools that make up the Copiah County School District.[2]
Athletics
In 2007 students at this high school won the 2A state golf championship.[3][better source needed]
Gender discrimination lawsuit
In 2009, an honor student named Ceara Sturgis submitted a photograph of herself wearing a tuxedo for the senior yearbook. School officials told her that her picture was inappropriate on the basis of her clothing not matching her gender.[4][5][6] The school chose to exclude Sturgis from the yearbook.[7] Sturgis claims that she was removed from the yearbook because she is a lesbian.[8] She alleged that the school discriminated against her.[7]
The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the school district on behalf of Sturgis.[9] Sturgis graduated from Wesson Attendance Center in May 2010.[9] In December 2011, the ACLU settled the lawsuit after the school district agreed to require all students to pose in caps and gowns for the yearbook.[10]