What is the issue people are complaining about? Is he a varsity athlete or not? If you have earned a spot on a high school varsity team you have earned a Varsity Letter to wear on your school jacket. If you are not then buying a Varsity letter is against the rules. Is this complex or complicated? Why would people think it okay to treat him differently than any other student trying to do this? What is the school doing wrong in asking him to remove the letter?