Perspectives Leadership Campus graduation on Chicago's Far South Side was changed at the last minute due to safety concerns, the school says.
"It's just messed up because this might be their only graduation. They might not go to college and walk again," said 2022 graduate Darrion Jones.
"I think it's shameful," said fellow parent Bradley Fizer,"to make a decision of this magnitude and cheat everyone out of this moment." Jalon Lamar was hoping to walk across the stage and show off his academic achievement cords and medal with his family. "I celebrated this myself. I didn't do this by myself. I wanted everyone who helped me come and see me walk across the stage," he said."We let them know we weren't standing for it," said another parent, Latrina Jones.
With only 10 graduates at 15-minute intervals, graduation lasted all day. And to add insult to injury, by mid-afternoon, rain forced the modified ceremonies inside.
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