Police have reported three additional threats, even after the diploma was given to Ever Lopez. We investigate their progress on the major threats so far.
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.
Shocking moment student is denied diploma after wearing Mexican flag over graduation gown & refusing to apologize
Updated: Jun 6 2021, 20:30 ET
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A STUDENT sparked controversy after he was reportedly denied his high school diploma for wearing a Mexican flag over his graduation gown and allegedly refusing to apologize.
Ever Lopez said that he wanted to honor his Mexican heritage as the first person in his immediate family to graduate during the ceremony in Asheboro High School in North Carolina on Thursday night.
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The teen claimed the school would only give him his diploma if he apologizedCredit: Facebook/Ever Lopez
Yet video posted to social media of the moment he crossed the stage and was asked to remove the flag went viral
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ASHEBORO, N.C. – When Ever Lopez decided to wear a Mexican flag to his high school graduation ceremony, he hoped to support his culture. Lopez didn t anticipate anyone would react strongly against it, but because of the flag, Lopez was denied his diploma.
At the Asheboro High School graduation ceremony on Thursday night, Lopez said he carried the flag in and draped it over his shoulders while he was seated. Lopez said he was seated near teachers, and no one mentioned the flag until he reached the stage.
“I just gotta represent,” Lopez explains, “I did it for my family. They came over here to give me a better future.”