A Facebook post from Eric Hicks, a 2022 candidate for Randolph County sheriff, called for federal agents to come to a protest at Asheboro High School. Hicks said the post was a response to threats made against school officials after a student was temporarily denied his diploma when he wore a Mexican flag to graduation.
Students and community members gathered at the school multiple times since Thursday to show support for the student, Ever Lopez.
Hicks message was posted in a Facebook group called Randolph County Crime and News, which has 18,000 members. The group was created by Hicks, according to the group description.
They were denied diplomas and blocked from crossing the stage for how they celebrated graduation
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Critics say schools policed Black joy and ethnic pride when graduates were blocked from crossing stages
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