PARACHUTE, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school graduation did so anyway, partially covering it with another sash representing her participation in a service organization. “Always stand up for what you believe in,” Grand Valley High School graduate Naomi Peña Villasano told the Post Independent of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, after receiving her diploma on Saturday in the west-central Colorado town of Parachute. A federal judge had ruled Friday that the school district could bar Peña Villasano from wearing the sash at graduation. However, with her flag sash partially covered with a gold Key Club International one, no one tried to stop Peña Villasano from crossing the stage to receive her diploma. The district says it will reconsider its graduation sash policies before the Class of 2024 graduates next spring.

Source: Huffington Post May 30, 2023 23:46 UTC