A Philadelphia high school graduate says she didn’t receive her diploma on stage because she did the popular “Griddy” dance as she walked.
The dance drew some laughter from part of the crowd. Abdul-Rahman said her principal was not amused, however, in a moment that was also captured on video.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“She was like, ‘You’re not getting your diploma because you made the crowd chuckle,’” Abdul-Rahman told NBC10. “It was like she was going to give it to me but she took it right back. It was just embarrassing. She didn't have to do that."
While Abdul-Rahman eventually received her diploma off-stage, she doesn’t believe it was fair to be penalized for her dance. “I didn’t feel like I broke any of the rules because she didn’t say this prior to the graduation that you can’t do this walking across the stage,” Abdul-Rahman said. “She just said our families cannot cheer for us. And my family didn’t cheer.”
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