Public commenter asks Sodus board to let student Robin Ramos walk at graduation

During the public-participation portion of the Sodus Central School District meeting, community member Cal Pickering asked the board to allow Robin Ramos to walk at graduation.

Pickering told the board that Ramos arrived from Guatemala in 10th grade, learned English, served as president of his auto-tech class and received the coaches award. Pickering said Ramos is hardworking, lives with an uncle and holds a job, and that classmates and staff would agree he has a right to be included in the ceremony. "I'm not asking the board to grant him his diploma. I'm asking for the right that he has earned to walk across the stage with us," Pickering said.

Pickering said he was not asking the board to award a diploma but to permit Ramos to participate in the ceremony. The transcript does not record a board response or any immediate policy change; no vote or staff directive about graduation eligibility appears in the public portion of the record.

The issue as stated in the public comment is unresolved on the meeting record. Community members seeking a formal decision on Ramos's participation would likely need to pursue a follow-up with district administration or request a future board agenda item.