A Caney Valley High School student has once again been told she can't wear an eagle feather in her graduation cap.
Hayden Griffith wants to wear the feather as a way to show pride in her Native culture, but the school district said it violates school policy to decorate mortar boards.
On Tuesday after a day in federal court, a magistrate sided with the school district. It means Griffith will not get to wear a feather that she says has special religious significance.
Hayden testified the eagle feather was a symbol of her religion and accomplishment.
The school has offered alternatives, saying she can carry it or wear it in her hair, but Griffith considers that disrespectful to the Native American symbol of faith.
http://www.newson6.com/story/29103531/caney-valley-seniors-fight-to-wear-eagle-feather-heard-in-federal-court
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