A graduate of the University of Buffalo in New York caused a lot of stir when he was sprinking on stage with his baby’s son to accept his diploma and the police chased him.
At the beginning of the start of the Buffalo University of the University of Arts and Sciences, Livestream recorded graduate Paul Al Araba as he ran on stage, holding a son with a police officer who chased him.
After reaching the scene, the al Arab shot his hands on the stage and collected his diploma before pumping his fist in the air when the audience cheered him. Meanwhile, a police officer could be seen while walking behind him. Father and son were dressed in matched blue lids and bathrobes.
Why are the police chasing Al Arab?
Al Arab, after completing the Bachelor of Criminology, Write said, and also announced a clip of the incident, “Tiktok” and shared what had fallen behind the scenes.
“I am a permanent student who does two of them-one of them-overnight-and take care of my son during the day until his mother returns home from work,” said Al Arab in a video showing a fragment of Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like US performance in 2025. Super Bowl for half a year. “And here I finished my studies with my boy next to it. We did it!”
Shortly after the video began to retreat in the social media, Al Arab added a note explaining what decreased on May 19. At the ceremony.
“Hey, I just want to explain what happened because many people asked,” wrote Al Arab. “In the starting class I asked me if I could walk with my baby and they told me that everything was fine. But when the time came, they tried to stop me and even called the police. They tried to escort me, but honestly, the only reason they released me was because you were all happy and supported.”
Buffalo University says the son Al Arabic did not earn “enough credits to get a diploma”
The Buffalo University, in a report, noted the event, saying that “after completing the elder, he disregarded many university events staff and the UB Police Directive, escaped from the officers and terminated the start rules by bringing the baby to the beginning phase in the Alumni Arena.”
“Although the situation caused a mild moment for thousands of visitors who were happy when the graduate took the stage with the baby’s hands, the graduate actions were a violation of the start rules, which clearly states that” only after graduation can attend the graduation ceremony, including walking into the process and on the stage, “the statement.
The University said an e -mail graduate. In the letter, he apologized for the disorder and that the university was not punished, adding that the start rules apply to the safety of all the persons visited.
“A graduate who has terminated the rules on Sunday will not be punished and will still receive a degree at university,” the report said.
“The baby, despite the top of the stage and the dress, has not yet made enough credits to get a diploma,” the panel added. “We look forward to seeing him back to the stage about 20 years later, so he can follow his dad’s footsteps.”
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Al Arab creates a “gofundme” to support students’ parents
Following this event, the Al Arabian uses his virus to pay attention to the parents of the students and help those who are trying to graduate from their parents’ responsibilities to set Gofundme to raise $ 10,000.
“It was difficult to balance two jobs, be a regular dad and pursue education, but I promised my son that I would go out with him,” said the description of the Al Arabic collector. “It symbolized every victim and insomnia at night.”
Al Arab said he was allowed to walk on stage with a baby.
“No one was in mind, so I didn’t see a reason to check again,” said Al Arab. “I saw others walking with their babies at the time of graduation, so it didn’t seem like a big deal. That’s why I was surprised when they tried to stop me and participated in the university campus police.”
Thanks to his professors and members of the audience for their support, the al Arab said he did not intend to “cause the stage” and that he had “a lot of respect for UB and my lecturers”.
“I was just a proud dad, promising a promise,” he said. “Time we normalize to see our parents in these moments. Be active, we are proud and should not be surprised. It should be celebrated as we do for moms.”
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