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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,478 posts)
Sun May 19, 2024, 03:50 AM May 2024

School apologizes after seizing Lakota student's feathered graduation cap




https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-apologizes-after-seizing-lakota-student-s-feathered-graduation-cap/ar-BB1mDV3X

Farmington Municipal Schools wrote in a statement to families Thursday that staff returned Genesis White Bull’s cap and feather to her family after the ceremony. District protocol forbids students from altering their cap and gown, the district added.

But administrators the next day followed up with an apology.


“The intent, always, is to create a ceremony that is inclusive of all graduates and honors all of our students,” the district wrote in another statement. “It is clear that what occurred detracted from that and had the opposite effect. We are confident that our staff intended no disrespect or to violate anyone’s cultural beliefs or practices.”

The expression of remorse came amid a flurry of criticism as video of the incident spread. The council of the Navajo Nation, which borders Farmington, called the school’s actions “demeaning” and said it stood in solidarity with tribal members’ right to honor their culture by wearing traditional attire at graduations.

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Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren, the Navajo Nation’s first lady, said the beaded cap and a plume symbolize achievement for Native students and “the culmination of prayers and ceremonies done for them.”
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School apologizes after seizing Lakota student's feathered graduation cap (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 OP
more needs to be done moonshinegnomie May 2024 #1
Agree. Old Crank May 2024 #7
So, bigmonk May 2024 #2
Lakota. 2naSalit May 2024 #3
This happens a lot... 2naSalit May 2024 #4
This happens every year. SamKnause May 2024 #5
No excuse for this crap. It is Farmington, NM--not rural Mississippi. They live with Native Americans hlthe2b May 2024 #6
School's last chance to force cbabe May 2024 #8

moonshinegnomie

(2,922 posts)
1. more needs to be done
Sun May 19, 2024, 06:12 AM
May 2024

fire those responsible. it wasnt a mistake. our staff meant no disrespect is bullshit,theyknew what they were doing and decided to be racist assholes. a few administrators getting the boot will do more than a bullshit apology

Old Crank

(4,879 posts)
7. Agree.
Sun May 19, 2024, 03:30 PM
May 2024

Should be fired and banned from school jobs.

How does taking away cultural items help with inclusiveness?

bigmonk

(91 posts)
2. So,
Sun May 19, 2024, 06:33 AM
May 2024

a school took the traditional ceremonial garb of a Navajo student when it interfered with the traditional ceremonial garb of the white majority. There's no forced speech here; move along.

2naSalit

(93,420 posts)
4. This happens a lot...
Sun May 19, 2024, 07:24 AM
May 2024

Fuck the white culture, it has been a vector of hate and discrimination since the beginning. Fuck white supremacy and all of its ugliness.

SamKnause

(13,873 posts)
5. This happens every year.
Sun May 19, 2024, 07:45 AM
May 2024

Different school, same bullshit.

The U.S. is a stupid fucking country.

hlthe2b

(106,737 posts)
6. No excuse for this crap. It is Farmington, NM--not rural Mississippi. They live with Native Americans
Sun May 19, 2024, 08:51 AM
May 2024

and should know/respect the cultural traditions. "Staff intended no disrespect or to violate anyone’s cultural beliefs or practices.” Bullshit.

cbabe

(4,307 posts)
8. School's last chance to force
Mon May 20, 2024, 10:19 AM
May 2024

obedience and compliance.

I only wish student and friends would’ve walked out.

Now they can run for office, etc. Work to fire the racists.

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