This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Eight years ago, California passed a ...

Editor’s note: This version has been updated to reflect the public comments of the Broken Arrow School District, which were not included in the original story. This spring, Zuri Jaspré Wilson walked ...

A new bill would stop schools from requiring pre-approval for cultural regalia. Assembly Bill 1369 would end school district requirements for pre-approval to wear cultural or tribal regalia at ...

The mother of an Eldorado High School senior this week claimed that her daughter was wrongfully denied the ability to wear cultural regalia at her upcoming graduation ceremony. However, the decision ...

Graduation from high school is a pivotal, once-in-a-lifetime achievement. Many Indigenous students cannot fully celebrate this achievement, from both a spiritual and cultural perspective, unless they ...

Eight years ago, California passed a law requiring high schools to allow students to wear eagle feathers, abalone necklaces and other regalia at graduations. But so many schools — more than half, by ...

Many school districts require students to undergo a lengthy process if they want to wear tribal or other cultural regalia at graduation. A new bill would eliminate those obstacles. This story was ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Eight years ago, California passed a law requiring high schools to allow students to wear eagle feathers, abalone ...

EIGHT YEARS AGO, California passed a law requiring high schools to allow students to wear eagle feathers, abalone necklaces and other regalia at graduations. But so many schools — more than half, by ...

But so many schools — more than half, by one estimation — have thrown up roadblocks to implementing the law that one lawmaker has brought the issue back to the Legislature. “It’s very disappointing ...