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Chicago high school refuses teen diploma after viral graduation split

Video from the ceremony shows the crowd erupting in cheers after the dance move, with audience members visibly reacting to the surprise moment.

But educators at her high school were not impressed by her moves.

“I tried to reach for my diploma, and I didn’t get it,” Campbell told Fox 32. “I was confused at first, I thought they mixed up my name.”

The confusion soon gave way to frustration. According to Campbell, school officials later confronted her about the split and accused her of drawing attention away from the ceremony.

“They told me I need to think of a way to make up for what I’ve done,” she said. “This was supposed to be a celebratory moment, and I made it about myself.”

Campbell says she was ultimately escorted out of the ceremony, leaving her in tears.

Diploma still missing

“I feel disappointed overall and I feel hurt,” she said. “This is my graduation, this is my last day, and for you to take that away from me because I did what I thought was fun – it really hurt my feelings.”

The recent graduate, who earned a 3.5 GPA, explained that she still has not received her diploma and has been told she must address the incident before the situation can be resolved.

But Campbell argues that students were never told celebratory gestures or dance moves would be prohibited during the ceremony.

“We did receive rules, but the rules had nothing to do with what you can and cannot do while you walk across the stage,” she said. “There wasn’t any written rule about what you can and cannot do.”