TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Native American students in Arizona will now be allowed to wear traditional regalia during their graduation ceremonies.
The Arizona House passed HB 2705 yesterday, a new bill that prohibits a school from making a dress code policy that prevents students from wearing traditional tribal regalia or objects of cultural significance.
.@RepDavidCook Applauds Passage of Bill Protecting Tribal Regalia at School Graduations. https://t.co/Wo27PWBhy7 #HB2705 #azleg pic.twitter.com/z6E8IxXoBa
— AZ House Republicans (@AZHouseGOP) February 11, 2021
Back in 2019, Tucson Unified voted to allow students to wear cultural regalia after a senior wanted to represent her culture.
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