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"So a student at a catholic high \nschool in York, Pennsylvania, \nsays he was forced to take off \nhis black lives matter mask \nbefore the ceremony. \nPhoto shows Dean Holmes wearing \nthe mask during rehearsal. \nAbout half an hour before last \nweek's graduation. \nThe 18-year-old says when the \nprocession began,eachers and the principal told him to remove \nhis blm mask since the students \nwereen face shields to wear. \nHolmes said they tried to get \nhim another mask, but he didn't \nwant one. \nFearing he'd miss the ceremony \nhe took off the mask and entered \nthurch to graduate with his \nclass wearing a face shield. \nHere's what Holmes and his dad \ntold me. \nAll lives do definitely \nmatter, but black lives are at \nrisk right now. \nYou know, they're not really \nsafe in their own skin. \nSo it's like -- you can draw \nsome attention to this, show \nsupport. \nWith the internet and social \nmedia, we have a voice to \noutpour from such positive \npeople of every race has been so \nwonderful to see. \nThe school says it has a \nS code for the ceremony and, \nquote, any graduate wearing a \ncap, gown, or mask with any message would have been asked to remove it. \nWow. \nIt's so nice to hear his father Anand the son talk about just the \namount of support that they \nhave. \nIt's not about saying other \npeople don't matter but just \nreally understanding T moment \nthat we're in. \nThat was -- that was nice of \nglad you got the chance to talk \nto them, too. \n"
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