I don't usually venture outside the Amherst/Clarence forum, but this warrants an exception.
https://buffalonews.com/2018/06/24/o...military-sash/
Obviously, the OPSD guy, McGarrity, has elected to be the face of the graduation nonsense. I question his judgement about being the in the limelight... but it is his choice, I suppose.
Seems like the so-called "educators" in OP took action(s) that were knee-jerk and short-sighted. There were soooooo many other ways that it (or anything equivalent) could have been addressed.
If OPSD can't on-the-spot handle something like this, that - to me - is a problem. Maybe they are not as smart as they think they are.