Yes, you read that correcty, a group of students from Galesburg, Il have been denied their diplomas due to cheers from the audience when they crossed the stage. The only way the students can recieve their official diplomas is to complete 8 hours of public service. About a month before graduation students and parents were asked to sign a contract promising "to act in a dignified way." They were warned that they would be denied their diploma and barred from the after-graduation party. This issue has become a controversy with accusations that the students were targeted because of their race, four of the students are black and one is Hispanic.
Parents are claiming that cheers also erupted for white students, however none of them were penalized.
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