Escambia interim headmaster David Walker was not able to comment with any specific details about the matter, but he did confirm that Ramer would receive her diploma and would not pay the copy,000 fine.
Even if Ramer had been made to pay the fine, enough money was raised by an online campaign to cover the cost, so the family wouldn't have to pay it. The "Chelsey Ramer can't graduate because she is proud to be Native American" campaign was started by Dan Morrison, communications director at First Peoples Worldwide, and has raised $1,127 that will now go to Chelsey's education.Comment: This story played out about as I expected. There was no way the school district was going to enforce the fine. It would've been a PR nightmare.
For more on the subject, see Christian Prayer Yes, Native Prayer No and Student Fined for Wearing Feather.
Below: "Pictured is the Ramer family, from left, Jamie Ramer, Chelsey's father; Chelsey Ramer; and Debra Ramer, her mother, at Chelsey's graduation."