This Special-Needs Student Was Forced to Take Off His Letter Jacket

High school student Michael Kelly loves to play basketball in his spare time and is an active team player on his school's special-needs team. His mother bought him a school letter jacket for his athletic endeavors, which Kelly wore with pride. But when the parent of a varsity basketball player at Wichita's East High School complained about the letter on Michael's sleeve, the school principal forced Kelly (who has Down syndrome) to remove his jacket and don a girls' sweatshirt instead.

Because he is not a member of the varsity basketball team, the principal claims that Michael should not be wearing a basketball letter on his jacket. While it isn't a district-wide rule, Wichita East's administration stands by their decision regarding Michael's letter jacket — but what do you think? Should he have the right to wear a basketball letter because of his involvement with the special-needs team, or was Michael's school in the right? Watch the video above, and let us know in the comments.