Stafford, Va. -- Those who rallied in support of Banana Man last week were not wrong to do what they did.
In an effort to protest Colonial Forge High School Principal Dr. Karen Spillman’s decision to suspend 14-year-old Bryan Thompson after he ran down the football field during halftime wearing a banana suit Sept. 16, students wore “free Banana Man” t-shirts in light of the incident. School officials stopped students from wearing the shirts.
Late Friday afternoon, Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Randy Bridges said Spillman’s attempt to stop students from wearing t-shirts stating “free banana man” was uncalled for.
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