The school administration confirmed that students will have the choice to wear either red or white for graduation. This victory belongs to the 411 of you who stood firm and insisted on this tradition. Keep an eye on your email for the specific instructions on how to submit your color …
May 16, 2018
Final supporters
We the undersigned, students (and parents) of North Attleborough High School, would like to restore the choice of wearing a white OR red graduation cap and gown. It has been a cherished tradition at North Attleborough High School that the boys wear red and the girls wear white on graduation day. We believe that all students should have a choice in what color they wear on one of the most significant days of their lives. To present each student with a choice in what color they get to wear is not discriminatory against gender identity and abides by Massachusetts Law which states that no student can be discriminated against in a public school. It is only suggested under Massachusetts Law that schools work to eliminate requirements for gender-based attire, not required. This is not a disregard towards transgender or gender nonconforming students, because all students will still have the option to make a statement by choosing the color they feel most comfortable wearing. The way that Big Red displays its school colors on graduation day sets our school apart rather than conforming to how other schools present themselves. We all have an opinion, a say, and a choice in the decisions made at our school and it is of the utmost importance that we receive our diploma in the colors red AND white!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 14, 2018
March 14, 2018
The school board is finally reviewing our proposal for graduation attire. Post this link to your Facebook page and email the principal today to demand that they respect our choice to wear red or white.
Reached 100 supporters
March 13, 2018
March 11, 2018
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to maintain this momentum to get our point across to the administration. Please text this link to three friends right now to help us reach our target before the next school board meeting. Your direct action is what forces them to pay attention to our request.
March 11, 2018
We are approaching one hundred signatures and the administration is starting to take notice. Text this link to three friends who still need to sign so we hit that mark today. Post the petition on your Facebook timeline right now to keep the momentum moving.
61 Comments
The seniors at NAHS should be able to make the decision on what color gown they would like to wear. They have worked so hard for the past 4 years that they should be able to work across that stage in the colors of the school that they have been representing. This by no means should be taken away from these students...
Not only are you taking the North Attleboro tradition away from the students you are not addressing the issue at hand. Allow the students to decide what color they would like to wear. Let the student who has worked so hard to walk across the stage to accept THEIR diploma in the color they feel most comfortable in. Not the color you think they feel most comfortable in.
If all the robes were to be the same color, kids with gender identity issues are STILL not having their voices heard — all they want is a choice. All ANYONE at NAHS wants to do is be comfortable with what they’re wearing at graduation.
The choice to even give us a choice was taken from us and I’d like it back because just because one person doesn’t agree with it, doesn’t mean everyone should be forced to not agree with it to. This isn’t a game of “oh just because every other school is doing it we should to.” It’s a game of stop getting offended over a color and choose which ever one you want.
Keep the tradition . What the students wear doesn't have to be turned into something other than honoring school colors. Let the students decide which color to wear!
This is some Marxist BS right here!! If my daughter were a senior this year she would still be wearing white!! I say girls, who are proud to be young women, should still do it anyway. The administration, who works for us, be damned!!
It is a matter of tradition... Not one of gender
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The school administration confirmed that students will have the choice to wear either red or white for graduation. This victory belongs to the 411 of you who stood firm and insisted on this tradition. Keep an eye on your email for the specific instructions on how to submit your color …
May 16, 2018
Final supporters
We the undersigned, students (and parents) of North Attleborough High School, would like to restore the choice of wearing a white OR red graduation cap and gown. It has been a cherished tradition at North Attleborough High School that the boys wear red and the girls wear white on graduation day. We believe that all students should have a choice in what color they wear on one of the most significant days of their lives. To present each student with a choice in what color they get to wear is not discriminatory against gender identity and abides by Massachusetts Law which states that no student can be discriminated against in a public school. It is only suggested under Massachusetts Law that schools work to eliminate requirements for gender-based attire, not required. This is not a disregard towards transgender or gender nonconforming students, because all students will still have the option to make a statement by choosing the color they feel most comfortable wearing. The way that Big Red displays its school colors on graduation day sets our school apart rather than conforming to how other schools present themselves. We all have an opinion, a say, and a choice in the decisions made at our school and it is of the utmost importance that we receive our diploma in the colors red AND white!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 14, 2018
March 14, 2018
The school board is finally reviewing our proposal for graduation attire. Post this link to your Facebook page and email the principal today to demand that they respect our choice to wear red or white.
Reached 100 supporters
March 13, 2018
March 11, 2018
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to maintain this momentum to get our point across to the administration. Please text this link to three friends right now to help us reach our target before the next school board meeting. Your direct action is what forces them to pay attention to our request.
March 11, 2018
We are approaching one hundred signatures and the administration is starting to take notice. Text this link to three friends who still need to sign so we hit that mark today. Post the petition on your Facebook timeline right now to keep the momentum moving.
61 Comments
Choosing our colors in no way causes harm. I do not understand the problems, and would like to understand why this wasn’t an option.
The seniors at NAHS should be able to make the decision on what color gown they would like to wear. They have worked so hard for the past 4 years that they should be able to work across that stage in the colors of the school that they have been representing. This by no means should be taken away from these students...
Not only are you taking the North Attleboro tradition away from the students you are not addressing the issue at hand. Allow the students to decide what color they would like to wear. Let the student who has worked so hard to walk across the stage to accept THEIR diploma in the color they feel most comfortable in. Not the color you think they feel most comfortable in.
If all the robes were to be the same color, kids with gender identity issues are STILL not having their voices heard — all they want is a choice. All ANYONE at NAHS wants to do is be comfortable with what they’re wearing at graduation.
The choice to even give us a choice was taken from us and I’d like it back because just because one person doesn’t agree with it, doesn’t mean everyone should be forced to not agree with it to. This isn’t a game of “oh just because every other school is doing it we should to.” It’s a game of stop getting offended over a color and choose which ever one you want.
Keep the tradition . What the students wear doesn't have to be turned into something other than honoring school colors. Let the students decide which color to wear!
This is some Marxist BS right here!! If my daughter were a senior this year she would still be wearing white!! I say girls, who are proud to be young women, should still do it anyway. The administration, who works for us, be damned!!
It is a matter of tradition... Not one of gender
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Choosing our colors in no way causes harm. I do not understand the problems, and would like to understand why this wasn’t an option.