Latest: Western Slope senior sports sash at graduation ceremony, despite school policy A U.S. District Court judge ruled Friday that a school district can bar a Western Slope student from wearing ...

MAY 16, 2023 - Blue Hill Community School graduate's diploma withheld after wearing custom military sash (Photo Credit: Trey Scott) TOPICS: Social media Diploma Sash Scott Williamson Prohibited ...

In this undated photo, Naomi Peña Villasano poses with a sash of both the Mexican and American flags that her school district barred her from wearing for her high school graduation ceremony.

A judge ruled that a school district could ban a student from wearing a flag sash at graduation. Naomi Peña Villasano attempted to sue Garfield County School District 16, citing free speech.

The long, cloth graduation sash represents everything Naomi Peña Villasano loves about her family history. On one side, it’s marked with red, white and blue — the colors of the American flag.

Colorado teen flouts school policy, wears Mexican and U.S. flag sash to graduation A federal judge ruled Friday that the school district could prohibit Naomi Peña Villasano from wearing the sash ...