Distanced graduation ceremony postponed by Muskegon Public Schools

by: Whitney Burney

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — A senior class graduation ceremony set to take place next week has been postponed by Muskegon Public Schools.

School officials said the decision comes after multiple seniors reached out expressing disappointment with the socially distanced plan.

Class of 2020 Vice President DeShonna Day said, “I’ve been going to graduations and I’ve been seeing prom pictures since I was a freshman and I’m like I can wait to experience this, and now I can’t even experience it how everybody else feels and it’s really tough."

School planners said the students were set to have the ceremony over the course of three days, June 3 through June 5. Administration asked each student to call in and schedule a five minute window to walk the stage, arriving exactly 10 minutes prior.

Read more: WOODTV.COM


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