Blocking students from wearing cultural regalia at graduatio

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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