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Students urge Wicomico board to allow Seal of Biliteracy medals at graduation
Summary
A student representing dozens of peers told the board she collected more than 1,200 petition signatures asking the district to allow graduating students to wear Seal of Biliteracy medals at commencement; the board took the comment under advisement and did not act.
Elizabeth Pena, a student and representative of multilingual students in the district, urged the Wicomico County Board of Education to allow graduating students to wear the Seal of Biliteracy medal during commencement ceremonies.
"Wicomico County is the only county that does not allow students to wear the silver medal during graduation,"…
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