Buffalo Graduate leads the stage with son, becomes viral

Buffalo, ny – it is the video that has been viewed more than six million times on Tikok – a university on the Buffalo graduate and sprints with his little son in his arms when the crowd cheered him on.

Jean Paul Al Arab, originally from Lebanon, completed a bachelor’s degree in criminology. But at the moment when so much attention was paid to the diploma. Instead, it was about a promise.

Al Arab said the idea of ​​bringing his son onto the stage began in a preparatory meeting in front of the computer, where he said, he asked if it were okay to go with his baby.

“I asked the last semester in preparation for the preparation whether I could go with my baby and they said: ‘Yes, nobody will tell you no,’,” said Al Arab.

But things changed on the day of the ceremony. Al Arab said he was stopped by event employees who quoted a rule listed on the UB website, which says that only graduates are allowed on stage.

“They said it was a security risk. They don’t want the baby on stage,” said Al Arab.

Then Al Arab made a decision.

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

In a explanation shared with 2 on your page, the University of Buffalo replied with the following comment: “The regulations are available for the security of all those present and to avoid disorders of the venue to ensure that each graduate is equally well -deserved to provide a well -deserved moment for the individual crossing of the stage and recognized for his outstanding services at UB.”

The university added that Al Arab apologized the following afternoon in an e -mail to opening officers.

Nevertheless, Al Arab says that he has no hard feelings towards UB.

“I have nothing against UB. I love UB. I have completed the UB, I get my master from UB. It is a great college. I love my professors – everyone.”

His son, the tiny “graduate”, who stole into the spotlight, added a final note to the university:

“Despite the crossing of the stage in a cap and a dress, the child has not yet deserved enough credits to get a diploma. We hope to look at him again in about 20 years so that he can step into his father’s footsteps.”