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Hermiston SD 8 board reviews draft policy to standardize graduation stoles and recognitions
Summary
Board members discussed a draft policy to clarify which students may wear organizational stoles or other recognition items at graduation, seeking a carve-out for National Honor Society and rules for other clubs, and directed staff to draft formal language for the next board packet.
Hermiston School District 8 board members spent a work session reviewing draft language that would formalize which students may wear stoles, medallions and other recognition items at graduation ceremonies.
Board members focused on three core criteria the draft would use to qualify an organization or student for a recognition item: the student’s academic standing (GPA), attendance, and that the student is “in good standing” with a parent or national organization that requires service and character standards. Board members repeatedly discussed National Honor Society (NHS) as an obvious example and whether the district should specifically carve NHS out or write a broader standard that other organizations meeting similar requirements could meet.
Members discussed ranges of academic and attendance thresholds raised during the meeting.…
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