After a huddle between political and school leaders in Shelton, the family of a high school student killed in a car wreck will be able to receive a diploma at graduation.
The news was reported Tuesday by the Connecticut Post and the Shelton Herald.
The student, Eddy Conklin, died in a car crash in February.
His family requested someone from the family be allowed to accept an honorary diploma at graduation, but the Shelton school board declined, saying they wanted to honor the teen at a separate ceremony.
The school board’s resistance touched off a major controversy. Thousands signed a petition urging school officials to reconsider.
The reversal comes after a meeting with Mayor Mark Lauretti, the school superintendent and Conklin’s family.
“Today, the mayor and I had a very fruitful conversation with them, ensuring that we want to honor and respect their son,” school Superintendent Christopher Clouet told the Connecticut Post. ​“This is about more than one young man.”
The school will also remember Kristjan Ndoj at the June 10 graduation. The 15-year-old boy was murdered in Shelton in 2014.
The case remains unsolved.