'Virginity Rocks' t-shirt gets Ark. junior high student in trouble at school

FAYETTEVILLE, AK -- Does the word ''virginity'' evoke discussions of sexuality or religious belief?

That's the question residents in Fayetteville, Arkansas, are asking after a junior high student was asked by school administrators to change out of a t-shirt that read "virginity rocks" last week.

"It is one of my favorite shirts," said Chloe Rubiano, an eighth grader at Ramay Junior High in Fayetteville.

She wore a shirt to school reading "virginity rocks," a shirt she got at a Christian festival last year.

"I just really like the shirt because I was always raised that way. I didn't really think anyone would make a big deal out of it," she said.

Chloe said she wore the shirt plenty of times in the past at her old schools, but at Ramay Junior High the administration said her shirt had sexual content on it, which would disrupt the classroom.

"I didn't really see the big worry, but they called me to the office," Chloe said.

The school administration was worried that her shirt would start sexual conversations in class.

She says her vice principal told her, 'I love the shirt, and I agree with it. But I don't think it's acceptable at school. It opens up too many doors for conversations."

Chloe's mother, Bambi Crozier, says she was shocked by the school's decision.

"This is part of sex ed to me. Virginity is where you need to be," she said.

And she says she thought the shirt was bold, but appropriate.

"I'm very thankful that Chloe has this belief," said Crozier.

But she says she can also understand why the school made the decision after one of her friends said, "if you have the right to say this, you also have the right to say, 'sex rocks.' And, I'm like, 'Oh, Lord, he is right,'" Crozier said.

Chloe had to change into a school gym shirt for the remainder of the day. She says she will still wear the "virginity rocks" t-shirt in public, but she has decided to not wear it at school again.

"She needs to respect the wishes that the leadership has. And she will. She's a good kid," Crozier said.