Tennessee: Christian school bans eight year old "tom boy" for not looking like her "God-ordained" identity

Sunnie Kahle is what we used to call a "tom boy." She likes to play with boys, roughhouse a bit, and isn't too interested in more traditionally "little girl" things.

And because of that, the Christian grade school she was attending has banned her for not following her "God-ordained identity."

Sunnie Kahle likes teddy bears and colorful bracelets, but for the most part she's interested in things that might be considered "boy hobbies."

"Sunnie realizes she's a female, but she wants to do boy things," said Doris Thompson, Kahle's great-grandmother and legal guardian. "She wants to play rough and tough."

The issue caught the attention of administrators at Timberlake Christian School, where Kahle was a student. Elementary principal Becky Bowman sent home a letter last month, reminding Thompson of the school's religious affiliation and it's right to refuse students who contradict a "biblical lifestyle."

"We believe that unless Sunnie and her family clearly understand that God has made her female and her dress and behavior need to follow suit with her God-ordained identity, that TCS is not the best place for her future education," Bowman wrote in the letter, which was given to WDBJ7 by Thompson.

Thompson said she was offended by the letter's language and its references to biblical passages about sexual immorality.

Apparently, the school says Sunnie was "confusing" other children. The school also cited a "sexual immorality" clause as reason to dismiss Sunnie.

Seriously? The little girl doesn't even know what gender identity is yet.