1″ — was made “invisible” on high school graduation day. (Courtesy of Sabrina Davis)Hours before Andrew Jones’s high school graduation, his aunt posted photos on social media, showing the scholar-athlete posing with honor cords and a medal — an academic distinction that set him apart. His beard, school administrators told him, violated the school district’s dress code. “They snatched that away from him.”Davis said she did not understand why Jones’s facial hair had not been an issue during the school year. Kolwe told ABC News the others “took care of what they had to do and marched,” but Jones did not.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2016 06:37 UTC