Is an object, like an eagle feather, considered a substantial disruption or material interference? Schools cannot use this exception to limit eagle feathers. Rarely. The only time a school may be able to limit a student’s right is if they can prove the item is likely to cause a substantial disruption or material interference with the graduation ceremony. Thus, eagle feathers are recognized as objects of religious and cultural significance, and students have the right to wear an eagle feather as an adornment at their graduation ceremony.Ĭan my school limit my right to wear regalia or objects with religious or cultural significance at my graduation ceremony? YES. Federal law clearly recognizes the religious and cultural significance eagle feathers have in many Native American communities. Is an eagle feather considered an object of religious or cultural significance? Other examples of adornment could include beaded caps, necklaces, or tribal honor cords. YES. It would be worn attached to your cap and gown, rather than replacing them. So, does an object like an eagle feather count as an adornment?

Your school cannot limit or prohibit your participation in your graduation ceremony because you are asserting your right to wear an eagle feather.Īn “adornment” is something that’s worn attached to the cap and gown (or other graduation clothing required by your school), not in place of them. You have the right to wear an eagle feather, which is a recognized object of religious or cultural significance in many Indigenous communities, in your graduation cap at your graduation ceremony. In addition, state and federal civil rights laws protect your rights to expressive and religious conduct, and your freedom of expression as a student. YES. California state law specifically protects students’ right to wear “traditional tribal regalia or recognized objects of religious or cultural significance as an adornment at school graduation ceremonies.” This law went into effect on January 1, 2019. Do I have the right to wear tribal regalia or other items of religious or cultural significance, like an eagle feather, at my graduation ceremony?

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