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Board refers NHS/graduation regalia debate to policy committee after extensive discussion
Summary
After prolonged debate on whether National Honor Society stoles and other club regalia should be allowed at Hermiston High School graduation, the Hermiston School District board voted 5'2 to refer the Graduation Exercises policy to the policy committee with administrative input.
The Hermiston School District Board of Directors on April 14 debated whether seniors should be permitted to wear National Honor Society (NHS) stoles at graduation and whether similar regalia should be available to other student clubs. After more than an hour of discussion, the board voted to refer the Graduation Exercises policy to the board's policy committee for development of recommended language and administrative input; the referral passed 5' 2.
The study item began with a board member noting that last year NHS students were not permitted to wear stoles at…
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