The Jordan School District board has voted to allow students to wear leis at the 2022 graduation ceremony.
The unanimous decision came after almost an hour of public comment and forty minutes of discussion among board members Tuesday evening.
They said they intend to come back and review the policy later in the year. They voted to make the exception only because graduation is eight days away, and they didn’t think they’d have enough time to rewrite the policy in time for it. “Leis are a cultural and spiritual custom to commemorate the developmental stage that our children are moving from childhood to adulthood, and that’s a sacred time for them,” said Rep. Karen Kwan of Utah District 34.“It’s almost like an identity. This is my culture. This is my way of life,” said Pelenaise Mataele.
“It’s been 11 years. That’s why I’m just like, ‘Wow, this hasn’t been ironed out because that was the policy then,’” she said.
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