School district allowed to ban flag sash at graduation, rules judge.

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 U.S. about what kind of cultural graduation attire is allowed at commencement ceremonies.