Boy Forced To Wipe Off Cross On Ash Wednesday At School

BOUNTIFUL, Utah (CBS Local) — A fourth grader in Utah says his teacher forced him to wipe off the ash cross from his forehead to commemorate Ash Wednesday, saying he wasn’t allowed to wear a religious symbol to class.
William McLeod received his cross on Ash Wednesday like many other Catholics around the world. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter.
But the cross didn’t stay on McLeod’s forehead very long, KSTU reported.
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