South Dakota girl with cancer prevented from graduating
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A western South Dakota high school won’t allow a student who has brain cancer to walk during its graduation ceremony because she is a few credits short of being able to graduate.
Meredith Erck, 17, wasn’t sure whether she would live to see graduation day, the Rapid City Journal (http://bit.ly/2rAnfX9 ) reported.
The Central High School student had colon cancer before she was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2015. Between surgeries and recovery, she couldn’t complete all of her classes on time.
Meredith hoped she could walk the stage with her friends and her twin brother this weekend, and formally receive her diploma at a later date. She is six credits short, but expects to finish half over the summer and the remaining before the end of the next academic year.