hes a pure, 100 percent tomboy, said Sunnies great-grandfather. She likes to wear her hair short, dress in boys clothes, collect hunting knives, and play with her BB gun. The grandparents, Carroll and Doris Thompson,were shocked their grand-daughter was the recipient of an ultimatum.
Date: Mar 29, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Christian school pressures 'tomboy,' 8, to transfer
Sunnies troubles at Timberlake began in prekindergarten after she cut her hair to donate it to a program that provides wigs for cancer patients, Doris Thompson said. Around then, she started wanting boys clothes.
Sunnie's Grandmother, Doris Thompson said, "To claim that we are conding sexual immorality in our home is nonsense! We are Christians. We understand the Bible. Sunnie knows it very well. She has accepted Christ."
Date: Mar 27, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
School says 8-year-old student not feminine enough
"You're probably aware that Timberlake Christian School is a religious, Bible believing institution providing education in a distinctly Christian environment,"Doris Thompson, Sunnie's grandmother, read from the letter to ABC 27. "We believe that unless Sunnie as well as her family clearly understan
Date: Mar 26, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Christian school claims 8-year-old tomboy isn't feminine enough
herfamilyclearly understand that God has made her female and her dress and behavior need to follow suit with her God-ordained identity, that TCS is not the best place for her future education." The letter was given to WDBJ7 by Doris Thompson, Sunnie's great-grandmother and her legal guardian.
Date: Mar 26, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Virginia girl's toys not feminine enough for Lynchburg Christian school
Sunnie realizes shes a female, but she wants to do boy things, Doris Thompson, Sunnies grandmother and legal guardian, told WDBJ. She wants to play rough and tough. Sunnie plays sports. She likes to wear T-shirts and sneakers. And she keeps her hair short.
Date: Mar 26, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Family angry after school tells 8-year-old girl to act, dress like a girl
en she wants to wear pants and shirt and go out and play in the mud and so forth, how do you tell her, No you cant, youve got to wear a pink bow in your hair, and youve got to let your hair grow out long? How do you do that? I cant do that, Sunnies grandmother, Doris Thompson, said.
Date: Mar 26, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Christian School Defends itself : "It Wasn't Just About Hair Length or Boots"
A number of open letters have been shared over social media addressed to Sunnie Kahle. "The prayers, the letters it's just overwhelming. It's gone worldwide now," said Doris Thompson, Sunnie Kahle's great-grandmother.