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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 956
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.
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 956
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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