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Some high schools nationwide are going ahead with full-fledged springtime commencement exercises as usual, with tweaks to account for health concerns.

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lopez have been added to YouTube’s star-studded “Dear Class of 2020" virtual graduation ceremony headlined by the Obamas.

Critics say that even with the rules, such huge ceremonies could hasten additional coronavirus transmission in metro Birmingham, an area of more than 1 million people. The city of Hoover, with 85,000 residents, sits astride Shelby and Jefferson counties, which have more than 1,770 cases of COVID-19 combined.

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