Jahi McMath (brain-dead Oakland girl) graduating from middle school.

The Oakland eighth-grader who was pronounced brain-dead after tonsil surgery in December — but whose family has kept her on life-support equipment — will receive an honorary diploma from her middle school on Friday, family members reported Wednesday afternoon.

Word that Jahi McMath will receive the honor came after her family petitioned E.C. Reems Academy of Technology and Arts in Oakland to recognize the teen at the school’s graduation ceremonies.

Jahi’s uncle, Omari Sealy, told NBC Bay Area news that the school was reluctant to honor his niece at graduation because some had complained about giving the teen too much attention.

Reems Academy could not be reached for comment Wednesday. The tech school’s phones and email systems were not working.

http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2014/06/11/family-of-jahi-mcmath-lobbies-for-her-diploma/