Controversy over student's flag sash at graduation leads to legal ruling.
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A federal judge has ruled that a Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation this weekend after the student sued the school district. The judge found that wearing a sash during a graduation ceremony falls under school-sponsored speech, not the student's private speech. The student and her attorneys argued that the school district's decision violates her free speech rights and is inconsistent with allowing Native American attire. This is the latest dispute in the US about what kind of cultural graduation attire is allowed at commencement ceremonies.
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- Parachute teen defies district policy, wears Mexican stole to graduate The Colorado Sun
- Student Cannot Wear Sash of Mexican and U.S. Flags at Graduation, Judge Rules The New York Times
- Western Slope senior sports sash at graduation ceremony, despite school policy Colorado Public Radio
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