Musically-gifted schoolgirl, 17, is expelled by her Christian high school for shocking reason

A 17-year-old musician has been expelled from her Christian precocious schoolhouse complete her performances astatine bars and nightclubs that service alcohol.

Baily Griggs says she was kicked retired of Cramerton Christian Academy successful Gastonia, North Carolina, earlier her elder twelvemonth because of her beingness astatine places wherever 'drugs and intoxicant are present,' specified arsenic 'nightclubs aliases bars.'

The schoolhouse reportedly informed her mom Jennifer of nan determination via email. 

'When you look astatine nan handbook and nan measurement it’s written, it says that she’s not to beryllium gathering successful places wherever there’s intoxicant and drugs,' Jennifer told WRAL News.

'She’s not gathering, she’s doing her job.'

Baily said attending nan venues is portion of her philharmonic career, and that she does not portion erstwhile she attends nan venues arsenic she is underage. 

Her mom Jennifer based on that galore of nan school's students station images attending concerts wherever location is intoxicant and person not been expelled. 

'The different kids successful nan schools, there’s post, many, galore posts of them attending euphony concerts,' Jennifer said. 

'If anyone knows, erstwhile you spell to those concerts, you’re surrounded by alcohol.'

Moreover, Jennifer based on that galore restaurants besides service alcohol. 

Cramerton Christian Academy, however, has stood by its decision, saying they person very precocious standards and does not enroll students who do not meet them. 

DailyMail.com has reached retired to nan schoolhouse for remark connected this story. 

Baily has been performing since nan property of 10 and was discovered by Dolly Parton's shaper Kent Wells.

She had been homeschooled while enrolled astatine Cramerton but enrolled successful the  homeschool span program, which allowed her to participate successful schoolhouse sports and different activities.

According to nan Gaston Gazette, Baily was nan skipper of nan cheerleading squad and an progressive personnel astatine nan school's church. 

Baily and her mother opportunity they are not asking nan schoolhouse to alteration their decision, but they judge nan rules should use to everyone.

'Yeah, rules are rules, but make judge you’re making everybody abide by those rules. Not conscionable immoderate people,' Baily told WRAL. 

Baily is now looking into different homeschool programs and plans connected continuing performing arsenic she useful towards her diploma.