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June 7, 2021

North Carolina Teen Denied Diploma for Wearing Mexican Flag Over Graduation Gown
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In North Carolina, there's a mounting outcry after a high school in
Asheboro refused to give student Ever López his diploma for wearing a
Mexican flag over his gown at his graduation ceremony last week. The
moment was captured on a Tik Tok video that has since gone viral. López
was born in the U.S. to Mexican immigrant parents and said he wanted to
honor his Mexican roots as he would become the first member of his
immediate family to graduate high school. The family says school
officials denied López his diploma in a closed-door meeting with his
parents and that they were escorted from the building by four police
officers. López has still not received his diploma.


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