Parents Ask Grand Forks Public Schools to Reconsider Graduation Beadwork Ban

Parents ask Grand Forks Public Schools to reconsider graduation beadwork ban

GRAND FORKS — Parents are asking Grand Forks Public Schools administrators to reconsider a ban on Indigenous beadwork on graduation caps. They say district officials told Indigenous students they weren't allowed to decorate their graduation caps with beadwork, according to district policy. In 2015, Courtney Davis successfully pushed for Indigenous students to wear eagle feathers during their graduation ceremony in Grand Forks. For the last week…

Grand Forks district to offer stoles to Native graduates next year; parent group still seeks beading on caps

GRAND FORKS – The Grand Forks Public Schools Native American Parent Committee voted Tuesday to formally ask district administration to consider allowing Indigenous students to wear traditional beadwork on their graduation caps. The meeting came after students were notified beadwork on their mortarboards would not be allowed at their graduation ceremonies this year. It’s a longstanding district policy that no adornments are allowed on graduation …