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Resident says district rules barred Native regalia at graduation; cites 2021 Kansas law
Summary
At the June 10 public forum, Keeley Denning told the Salina board that district graduation dress rules prevented her granddaughter from wearing an eagle feather and sash, and cited Kansas statute 65‑321b, which she said prohibits banning traditional tribal regalia at public ceremonies.
During the public forum at the Salina Public Schools Board of Education meeting June 10, a community member said district graduation rules prevented a Native graduate from wearing traditional regalia and cited state law she said guarantees the right to wear cultural items at public ceremonies.
The comment matters because it alleges the district’s graduation dress guidance conflicted with a 2021 Kansas statute that, according to the speaker, protects the…
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