Graduation Attire Controversies: Judge Rules on Student's Flag Sash and School's Attempt to Remove Native American Cap
A federal judge upheld a decision barring a high school senior from wearing a sash honoring her Mexican American heritage to her graduation ceremony after the student sued her Colorado school district. The sash, designed in the style of a serape, was a gift from her older brother and represents the U.S. and Mexican flags. The student's lawyers argued that wearing the sash at the graduation ceremony on Saturday was private speech protected by the First Amendment that warranted intervention from the court. The judge, however, sided with the school district, stating that any such expression is subject to the school district's discretion and supervision as a matter of course.
- Student Cannot Wear Sash of Mexican and U.S. Flags at Graduation, Judge Rules The New York Times
- Judge rules Colorado student cannot wear a sash with Mexican and American flags during graduation CNN
- School tried to rip off Native American student's graduation cap: lawsuit Insider
- Judge: District can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduation KSL.com
- Western Slope senior sports sash at graduation ceremony, despite school policy Colorado Public Radio
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