Student chased by police while he kept his baby son on stage during graduation

A university trainer started a walk ended up for one for the ages.

On Monday, May 19, Jean Paul Al Arab shared a video on Tiktok In the chaotic moment, he accepted his diploma while he was chased by the police and kept his baby son during his graduation ceremony at the University of Buffalo.

In the viral video from the 18 May ceremony, Al Arab was captured on stage with his boy, who was also dressed in a blue hat and dress to match his father, in his arms as a police officer ran behind him.

The proud father then shook their hands on them on stage and collected his diploma and continued to raise his fist in the air as the audience cheered while the official went behind him.

“I am a full-time student and work two jobs-one of them overnight and takes care of my son during the day until his mother comes home from work,” Al Arab wrote in his captions. “And here I am, graduation, with my boy by my side. We did it! #ub #Compensionment #baby #rating. ”

The candidate then wrote over the video, “Hi, I just want to explain what happened because many people have asked. During a prep class for the beginning I asked if I could go with my child and they told me it was good.”

“But when the time came, they tried to stop me and even called the police,” Arab continued. “They tried to escort me, but frankly, the only reason they let go of me was because of all of you who cheered and supported me – So thank you. ”

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According to the local media outlet GutThe Al Arab graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminology.

When he talked about the moment, he said to the outlet, “They said it was a security risk. They don’t want the child on stage.”

“I won’t go then. I won’t go,” he said. “And I ran, that’s what I did. I had to. I promised him to go with him on stage.”

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“I had to go with him on stage or run with him on stage,” he added.

In a statement obtained by people, the University of Buffalo said that the degree had “ignored several directives from university event staff and UB police and broke introductory rules by bringing an infant to the starting step at the Alumni Arena” during Sunday’s ceremony.

“While the situation created a lightweight moment for the thousands of presence that cheered on when the degree went to the stage with the infant in the arms, graduating documents were a violation of the introductory rules that clearly say that” only graduation students can participate in the degree ceremony, including going in the procession and crossing the stage “,” the statement continued.

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The university’s officials went on to say that Al Arab apologized via e -post after the ceremony. They added that graduation is not “will be punished and will still receive their degree from the university.”

“The infant, despite crossing the stage in a cap and dress, has not yet earned enough credit to receive a diploma,” the release ended. “We hope to see him back on stage in about 20 years so he can follow his father’s footsteps.”