A devout high school student who showed up at his school in a Jesus costume on Halloween was told he couldn’t wear the costume because it might offend someone. The Daily Caller is reporting on the story of Marshon Sanders, a recently baptized high schooler who showed up at Highland Park High School in Chicago dressed as Jesus on Halloween. Sanders wore a wig, a crown of thorns and a robe with a red sash to portray someone he claims has been very influential in his life.

However, he wasn’t in class long before he was set upon by school administrators.

“In first period, I got pulled out immediately — 10, 15 minutes into the class,” Sanders told WGN.

He was asked to remove the costume due to a school policy which reads: “Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype of someone’s culture, gender, sexual orientation, heritage or religion are not permitted.”

But that policy didn’t apply to him, Sanders said, because he’s an avid Christian and a “big fan” of Jesus Christ.

“He’s influential in my life,” he said.

When the boy’s mother heard about it, she came to the school to “get an understanding about what happened,” she said. “You know, how did we get here?”

She and school officials met after which time administrators decided it was okay if Sanders wore the costume.

“We initially were concerned that the costume could be offensive to religious sensibilities,” Highland Park High said in a statement obtained by WGN. “Upon further review, we realized the student did not intend to be offensive. Therefore, the school communicated to the student that he could wear the costume.”

Sanders chose not to put the costume back on and spent the rest of the day dressed as himself.

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