What makes this situation all the more heartbreaking is that Stanley had participated in the rehearsals with his former classmates before the ceremony.
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The school’s principal, Chip Pettit, said he was just following the uniform dress code at graduation.
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Students are supposed to come to graduation in a cap and gown, and those with military or academic honors are given a special cord to wear over their gowns.
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