A Philly high school grad says she was denied her diploma on stage because she did the popular 'Griddy' dance. She speaks with LeahUko who has a response from the school district tonight on NBC10 News at 11:
The dance drew some laughter from part of the crowd. Abdul-Rahman said her principal was not amused however in a moment that was also captured on video. Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
“She was like, ‘You’re not getting your diploma because you made the crowd chuckle,’” Abdul-Rahman told NBC10. “It was like she was going to give it to me but she took it right back. It was just embarrassing. She didn't have to do that." While Abdul-Rahman eventually received her diploma off-stage, she doesn’t believe it was fair to be penalized for her dance.
“I didn’t feel like I broke any of the rules because she didn’t say this prior to the graduation that you can’t do this walking across the stage,” Abdul-Rahman said. “She just said our families cannot cheer for us. And my family didn’t cheer.”
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