Woodland School Tells Student with Cancer She'll Miss Graduation

Woodland, CA- 18-year-old Leanna Elizalde knows she’s behind in her classes. Since December she had two cancer surgeries and faced weeks of radiation therapy that left her with at least one english class she has to finish in order to graduate on Saturday. “I was falling behind in some classes. But I tried my best to catch up,” she said. Leanna’s mother Lupe Ramirez said she asked the school to allow her daughter to graduate with her fellow students, even if she has to finish her classes over the summer. “I spoke with the vice principal. I spoke with the principal and even the school district and they’re all like, nope, nope, nope, absolutely not,” said Ramirez. Woodland High School Principal Evelia Genera responded to News Ten’s questions by saying, “Oh, I have no comment,” and later adding, “You’re not her parent. I’m not at liberty to discuss students with anyone but the parent.” Ramirez said the s...