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Board weighs rules on decorated caps, stoles and pins at graduation; asks for student input and legal guidance
Summary
Board members, students and staff debated whether to permit decorated graduation caps and school-provided stoles or pins. Concerns included possible offensive political messaging, first-amendment risks, student equity and logistics. The board asked staff to survey students, consult legal counsel and return with recommendations.
Board members, staff and several students discussed whether North Bend graduates should be allowed to decorate caps and to wear club or academic pins and school-provided stoles at commencement.
Supporters, including students who spoke, said personalized caps and pins…
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