Native student in Washington state sues after being told she couldn’t wear a sacred tribal blanket at graduation

An Indigenous student has sued Tacoma Public Schools for prohibiting her from wearing tribal regalia during her June high school graduation ceremony. Gracie Belle Ray, who is a member of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska, accused the school district of discrimination and negligence after she was told that she couldn’t wear a sacred button blanket to receive her diploma from Lincoln High School in June, according to the lawsuit filed Dec. 18.

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