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Instead of being celebrated, Courtney was met with rejection. School staff told her to change out of her national dress, and her father was called to pick her up. Courtney recounted that her first teacher immediately directed her to change her clothes without interest in her story or her patriotism. Another teacher told her that she couldn’t be in her attire because it represented her nationality, not her culture. Courtney was asked to change into a standard school uniform, despite her mother confirming that she had signed the necessary consent form. The school's response drew widespread media attention, leading to an apology and promises of further staff training—presumably aimed at preventing patriotic expressions in the future.