'overjoyed': North Carolina Man Finally Gets High School Graduation Ceremony After 47 Years

USA TODAY, Asbury Park Press
Sat, 07/22/2023 - 6:15am

Bishop Samuel Jones Jr. couldn't walk at his 1976 graduation due to a pre-algebra score. He got his diploma, but never got a ceremony -- until now.

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