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Tag: Graduation gowns

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Student group seeks to transcend gender confines for graduation

by Alma Villegas June 2, 2016February 27, 2024

A group of students at Balboa High School is shattering traditional gender roles by successfully remaking policy in the school’s graduation attire, which historically had girls wear orange cap and gown regalia, while boys wore blue. “The tradition is putting down people who don’t fit into gender boxes,” said Robyn, a junior at Balboa High […]

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