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Rethinking regalia rule that failed some

Graduates are increasingly displaying pride in their heritage by incorporating traditional regalia or other cultural references with their caps and gowns. The uptick is due in part to a 2019 regulation to allow it in a limited way. Prior to then, schools generally didn’t permit adornment of caps and gowns ....

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Cultural pride runs into regalia rule at graduation

Cultural pride runs into regalia rule at graduation
May 20th 12:51 pm |
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For the East High School graduation May 11, Melrose Meneses adorned her mortarboard with the golden sun of the flag of the Philippines. Mele Takafua wore a Tongan dress and a Fijian necklace. Daniel Mokom s unzipped gown revealed his embroidered shirt traditional to Cameroon. Amanda Yang s sash had a Hmong design.
Ermelina Gonzalez also stood out among the mostly uniform blue caps and gowns on the football field. She said she felt privileged to graduate wearing a cap her mother beaded with a butterfly and flower design. Under her gown she wore the Athabaskan dress her mom wore at her own college graduation. ....

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Blocking students from wearing cultural regalia at graduation was wrong, principal says

Blocking students from wearing cultural regalia at graduation was wrong, principal says
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Ivalu Blanchett,18, wears a beaded shawl her mother made for her to honor their Inuit heritage at graduation. Blanchett boycotted her school s graduation when she was told she could not wear the shawl.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After two students with Indigenous heritage were denied the ability to wear cultural regalia at West High School’s graduation ceremony, the Anchorage School District is calling for a swift review of its policy regulating graduation attire, has apologized to the families affected, and said it’s immediately relaxing its procedure to make it easier to include regalia during graduation ceremonies. ....

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