A Philadelphia high school denied a student her diploma after she did "The Griddy" at graduation. The student said the principal told her she could not get a diploma because she made the audience laugh. Do not say nothing because I want my diploma," Abdur-Rahman told WHYY, a public radio station in Philadelphia. Abdur-Rahman told WHYY that the principal told her she could not receive her diploma because she made the audience laugh. Philadelphia High School for Girls Principal Lisa Mesi did not immediately return Insider's request for comment on Saturday.

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Persons: —, Renee Hadiyah Reid, Hafsah Abdur, Rahman, Abdur, Reid, WHYY, Lisa Mesi Organizations: Service, District, Philadelphia High School, Girls Locations: Philadelphia