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Parents' Pleas Heard, But Shelton Board of Ed Stands Firm on Diploma for Deceased Student
Shelton High School student Eddy Conklin was killed in a February car crash, and his parents want to receive his diploma at graduation.
SHELTON, CT - Dozens of parents turned out Wednesday night in support of the late Shelton High School senior Eddy Conklin receiving a diploma at graduation next month, but the Board of Education did not act on their request.
Eddy's parents, Ed and Barbara Conklin, and others addressed the board during the public comments portion of the board's meeting, but their pleas for the board to reconsider its decision to give Eddy an honorary diploma at a separate awards ceremony went unheeded, reports Fox61 News.
Shelton school district officials have spoken with the Conklins about the issue, but said that they do not want Eddy's tragic death in a February car accident to overshadow the graduation.
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The Conklins have vowed to continue their fight to have Eddy's name read aloud with his classmates at graduation, in part because they told the board that they view it as a final gift they can give their son.
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