A Black beauty school student claims the institution she attends in Chicago recently expelled her because she disagreed with their celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.

The female student went to TikTok to voice her frustrations about an incident that took place at her school where she is being trained to be an esthetician, a professional who specializes in skin beautification.

She attends Tricoci University of Beauty Culture, located in Northwest Chicago. It is one of two locations in the Chicago area and one of 10 locations in Illinois.

TikToker @geaux_kaay explained in the video that her school has meetings Monday and Wednesday mornings to discuss important topics about the school. This past Monday, June 12 the student said they discussed their Juneteenth celebration.

“The director at my school had an announcement for us. She said that ‘Monday we would be celebrating Juneteenth, but instead of celebrating it for what it’s for, we are going to celebrate it as a diverse day. Make it a diverse holiday,’” said the student in her TikTok video.

The TikToker said she had a private conversation with the director after their meeting on how the school intended to celebrate the holiday, but it didn’t go well.

“We went into her office, and I basically explained to her ‘Um, the way you worded it at the morning meeting today, I didn’t like how you said it because Juneteenth isn’t a diverse holiday. It’s not where we celebrate diversity. We celebrate African American independence,’” said the student. “And she was basically telling me ‘You need to mind your business because you don’t know what I have planned for Monday. We are a diverse school, so therefore we are going to celebrate this holiday as a diverse day.”

Source: ‘You’re Dead Wrong’: Black Student Alleges She Was ‘Kicked Out of School,’ Had Cops Called on Her for Opposing Juneteenth Being Labeled ‘Diverse Day’