'You only get one high school graduation. I wish that mine didn't play out like this.'
YORK, Pa. – When the Facebook post first began circulating on social media, it resulted in immediate shock — hundreds of shares, just as many comments.on July 28 and told to remove his face mask, displaying the words Black Lives Matter, before being allowed to march in the ceremony with the rest of his classmates from York Catholic High School in Pennsylvania. And his father is now speaking out against the injustice.
In a letter he wrote to the Diocese of Harrisburg, and later shared on social media, Holmes describes the incident and how his son was"discriminated against in plain sight for his race and prior civil rights activism."People shared in the outrage, but not everyone was"shocked" or"surprised" by the sentiment.
"And then they pulled me out of line and they said, 'Dean, we can get you another mask' — the issue was definitely the Black Lives Matter on the mask," he said. The graduate mentioned in the statement by the parent did not seek permission to wear a face mask in addition to the face shield, nor was the face mask worn at all during the 45 minutes prior to the processional portion of the ceremony. It was not until the last minute, right before entering the church, that the face mask with writing was put on. York Catholic administration directed the face mask to be removed privately, away from the other graduates and guests.
However, Lassiter questioned what harm would have occurred had Dean been allowed to express this historical moment with a mask that said Black Lives Matter?"Given the moment that we find ourselves in," Lassiter said,"it's a very transformative moment, it's a moment in which some of the traditional norms may have to go by the wayside temporarily or need to be revamped altogether.
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