Teenage musician expelled by her Christian high school for absurd reason reveals how she had the last laugh

A teenage singer-songwriter who was expelled from her Christian schoolhouse for performing astatine venues that service alcohol claims nan determination has only propelled her profession further. 

Bailey Griggs, 17, who performs nether nan sanction Bailey Marie, was told via email that she could not return to Cramerton Christian Academy successful Gaston County, North Carolina for her elder year. 

The determination was owed to her taking gigs astatine section venues that service alcohol, violating schoolhouse policies.

But nan teen has turned nan setback into an opportunity arsenic she landed a spot astatine a awesome euphony show alongside state euphony stars. 

'This opportunity is beyond what I imagined,' she told WTSP.  'I profoundly admit nan organization for spreading my story! I genuinely judge successful nan saying, 'When 1 doorway closes, different opens.'

'My mom showed maine an email from nan school, saying they don't want maine to travel backmost location because I execute successful venues that service alcohol,' Griggs told WCNC Charlotte..

'Being incapable to return to school, particularly for my elder year, was shocking. I performed astatine immoderate venue I could to link pinch fans and prosecute my dreams.' 

She has been added to nan lineup of nan Field & Stream Music Fest successful Winnsboro, South Carolina, wherever she'll stock nan shape pinch state euphony superstars Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Griggs expressed disorder astir her school's argumentation that led to her expulsion. 

'You tin spell to a restaurant, they service alcohol, Griggs said. 'You tin spell to an Olive Garden. It's nan astir guiltless restaurant, but they service alcohol. If you're going to footwear maine out, mightiness arsenic good footwear nan full schoolhouse out.'

'This is nan 1 point that's very normal for me,' Griggs said. 'I was connected nan cheer team, that was ace important to me, and that's what I was looking guardant to successful nan adjacent year.'

Bob Durkin, nan festival's producer, told WCNC Charlotte that they were moved by Griggs' story.

'I deliberation group should beryllium rewarded for that, and they should talk astir really beardown and benignant of independent it is for specified a young personification astatine that property to return it upon themselves to get successful beforehand of each those people,' Durkin said. 

'I deliberation she should beryllium supported for that. So you know, we want to beryllium capable to thief and thief make that hap for her.'

Durkin said nan aspiring vocalist should conscionable bask her moment.

'Soak it in, she's going to beryllium playing pinch immoderate really large names,' Durkin said. 'Take it each in, you know, return immoderate chances, fto group cognize what she tin do and, and conscionable really person nosy pinch it.' 

Griggs said astatine nan extremity of nan day, she came retired connected top.  

'It really tears you down, but astatine nan end, erstwhile you are overcoming it, you recognize it's beautiful it happened,' Griggs said. 'You will travel retired connected top.'