North Carolina student denied diploma after wearing Mexican flag over graduation gown

A North Carolina high school student was reportedly denied his diploma for wearing a Mexican flag over his graduation gown.

A North Carolina high school student was denied his diploma for wearing a Mexican flag over his graduation gown. Ever Lopez draped a Mexican flag over his blue gown at Asheboro High School's graduation ceremony Thursday night. Livestreamed video footage from the ceremony shows the principal ask him to take the flag off. After an unsuccessful attempt to take it off, he was handed his diploma holder, which the other students also received. But after walking across the stage, he was denied his actual diploma. The incident has sparked outrage and led to a protest outside the school Friday. However, the school district insists that Lopez's actions "violated the ceremony's dress code" and "the incident is not about the Mexican flag."