“Always stand up for what you believe in,' said Naomi Peña Villasano, who was barred from wearing the sash but did so anyway.
“Always stand up for what you believe in," said Naomi Peña Villasano, who was barred from wearing the sash but did so anyway.PARACHUTE, Colo. — 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 of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, after receiving her diploma on Saturday in the west-central Colorado town of Parachute.Peña Villasano challenged school officials in court after they said she would be banned from graduation ceremonies if she wore the sash that has stars and stripes on one side and a cactus, eagle and a serpent to represent the Mexican flag on the other side.
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.
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