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High School Blocks Dress Blues at Graduation
The father of a Petaluma teenager appealed to school officials Tuesday night, asking them to permit his son to wear his Marine Corps uniform when he joins his classmates for next month's high school graduation ceremony.While no vote was taken, board members indicated Tuesday night that they had no plans to overrule a recent decision by Petaluma High School Principal Mike Simpson that Kiernan must wear a cap and gown to receive his diploma in the June 11 graduation ceremony. Petaluma - maybe 50 miles north of Pelosiville. School districts in Wisconsin and Illinois decided this year to allow students to wear military uniforms at graduation ceremonies. But a school district in Ogden, Utah, last year withheld the diplomas of two seniors after they pulled off their gowns to reveal Army National Guard uniforms. The controversy in Petaluma drew a small crowd -- fewer than two dozen people. Seven spoke in favor of the student's desire to wear his dress blues, including an 8-year-old boy. Posted by: Bobby 2008-05-17 |
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