Examine the framing and the incident · Deconstructing with Aleeza

Examine the framing and the incident

Read the article and look at how they frame it, is it neutral? Who is absolved of responsibility? Who was punished? Who gets to be innocent?

According to the district, principal Hoseth told Ray that she wouldn’t be able to wear what he had identified as a cape unaccompanied by or attached to a graduation gown. Hoseth was not familiar with sacred button blankets and was not told that Ray’s “cape” was in fact tribal regalia, the district said. TPS denied that Hoseth had instructed a staff member to confiscate it.

“The Defendant admits the action of Principal Hoseth was a mistake,” the district wrote in its court-filed response to the lawsuit. “However, Principal Hoseth’s mistake was due to a lack of knowledge, awareness, and information and not discriminatory motive or animus.” TPS also noted that students who wore a grass skirt and lei during the graduation were not authorized to do so by school staff, but some students were permitted to wear sashes or stoles related to their participation in interscholastic or extracurricular activities.

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A Native student sought to wear tribal regalia during high school graduation in Tacoma.

Gracie Ray was prevented by Lincoln High in 2024. The district called it a mistake.

Ray sued for discrimination. Tacoma Public Schools settled the lawsuit.

Read at: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article316140520.html#storylink=cpy

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Examine the framing and the incident