Family Slams School After Dancing Student Denied Diploma

Courtesy of Renée Hadiyah ReidA Philadelphia high school has set social media ablaze after video of a graduation ceremony showed a student being denied her diploma after dancing across the stage, causing many to condemn the strict administration’s so-called traditions.“[The principal] said, ‘You’re not getting your diploma because you made the crowd chuckle,’” graduating senior Hafsa Abdul-Rahman said, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.Philadelphia High School for Girls, a 175-year-old inst

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