South Elgin student deprived of wearing Hispanic honor sash at graduation wants to ensure it doesn’t happen again
When South Elgin High School student Stephanie Pedroza earned a scholarship from the Elgin Hispanic Network, she received a stole to wear around her neck at graduation.
“We were in line outside of the Now Arena where the graduation was being held. One of the deans came up to me and said, ‘Hey, I need to let you know you are now allowed to wear that. I’m sorry. The district has a strict policy.’”“I was kind of taken aback because a lot of people were wearing them. They never said there was an issue with it,” Pedroza said.“At the end of the day, I still got to walk on stage. I think it would have been a lot better if I got to wear it,” Pedroza said.
Students at South Elgin typically are allowed to wear them but only if they obtain permission from school administration prior to graduation day, Jimenez said. Pedroza said doesn’t remember being told she had to receive permission to wear the stole. Other students had similar neckwear reflecting their academic accomplishments and heritage, and some starting hiding them when they realized the dean was taking them away, she said.It’s important for students to embrace their heritage, Pedroza said, and in her case, she’s especially proud to be a first generation Mexican American to graduate high school and the first in her family to attend college.
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