Graduating student defies policy, wears Mexican flag sash at ceremony.
Naomi Peña Villasano defied Garfield County School District's policy and wore a stole with symbols of the US and Mexico flags during her graduation ceremony. Despite being denied permission by school officials and a federal court judge, she wore the stole and received her diploma without incident. The controversy has sparked a debate about First Amendment rights and cultural symbols at graduation ceremonies. Peña Villasano and her supporters plan to continue fighting for the right to display cultural symbols at graduations.