Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-160

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Wearing tribal regalia during official graduation

Official statutory text

ceremonies.

A. 1. A student enrolled in a public school district, a public

charter school, or a technology center school may wear tribal

regalia during the school’s official graduation ceremonies, whether

held at a public or private location.

2. Nothing in this subsection shall limit or alter the

authority of school personnel to regulate student behavior pursuant

to the School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act.

B. A student enrolled in an institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education may wear tribal regalia during the

institution’s official graduation ceremonies, whether held at a

public or private location.

C. A school district board of education, a governing board of a

charter school, a governing board of a technology center school, or

the board of regents of an institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education may adopt a policy pursuant to the

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provisions of this section, which may specify the characteristics of

any garment, jewelry, other adornment, or object that the school or

institution finds will endanger the safety of a student or others or

interfere with graduation ceremonies if worn by a student.

D. For the purposes of this section, “tribal regalia” means

traditional garments, jewelry, other adornments such as an eagle

feather, an eagle plume, a beaded cap, a stole, or similar objects

of cultural and religious significance worn by members of a

federally recognized Indian tribe or the tribe of another country.

Tribal regalia does not include any firearm or other weapon. Tribal

regalia does not include any object that is otherwise prohibited by

federal law, except in compliance with an appropriate federal

permit.

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