.GovStitt vetoed a bipartisan-supported bill to allow students to wear indigenous garb at graduation ceremonies, arguing that it would open a 'Pandora's box.' The measure passed in a 135-1 vote in the Oklahoma House.
Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bipartisan-supported bill to allow students to wear indigenous garb at graduation ceremonies, arguing that it would open a"Pandora's box."
Stitt, who himself is a member of the Cherokee nation, has been embroiled in a long-running feud with the tribes of Oklahoma, stemming from his efforts to get their casinos to pay a higher revenue rate. Nearly all of the 49 tribes united against the governor during the last gubernatorial election, the New York Times reported.
“If school districts want to allow students to wear tribal regalia at graduation, good on them; but if schools prefer students to wear only traditional cap and gown, the legislature shouldn’t stand in their way,” he added.
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