When he was recognized for participating, Jolinda bought a varsity letter and put that letter on the jacket. She was shocked when she says he was asked at school to take the jacket off.

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A Wichita woman claims her special needs son was asked to remove his letter jacket at school. The student, Michael Kelley, has Down Syndrome and autism. Kelley is not a varsity athlete but ...

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Back in the day, it was a “huge deal” to receive a letter for sports, recalls Nathan Atherley, a father of two teens who coveted a varsity jacket for years before finally earning one for football.

When he was recognized for participating, Jolinda bought a varsity letter and put that letter on the jacket. She was shocked when she says he was asked at school to take the jacket off.

From their humble origins as Harvard University baseball sweaters in the 1860s, varsity jackets (a.k.a. letterman jackets or award jackets) have become one of the most iconic pieces of American ...

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