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<p>The Wyoming Area student whose graduation speech was cut short because the school district administration didn&#8217;t agree with its content finally got to finish his speech on national television.</p><p>Class President Peter Butera was on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night. After answering a few questions from Kimmel, Butera finished his speech.</p><p>At the graduation ceremony Friday, Butera began his speech by thanking family members for helping him on his road to graduation and encouraged his classmates to thank those who helped them as well.</p><p>&#8220;Every one of us graduating have those special people in our lives that care for us everyday, and love us unconditionally,&#8221; he said. &#8220;To all of you here today, we cannot thank you enough for everything you&#8217;ve done for us.&#8221;</p><p>From there, Butera&#8217;s speech took a turn, saying the lack of a real student government combined with the authoritative attitude of some teachers, administrators and board members prevents students from developing as leaders.</p><p>Before Butera could finish, his microphone was cut off, much to the disdain of the audience and his classmates, but he was given a standing ovation as he returned to his seat.</p><p><strong>Check back later at <a href="https://www.timesleader.com" target="_blank">timesleader.com</a> for updates.</strong></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Peter Butera, Wyoming Valley Area High School 2017 valedictorian and class president, gave a controversial and unauthorized speech on Friday night at ceremonies in Sobeski Stadium. His microphone was turned off by principal Dr. Jon Pollard, seated right, during the speech. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/web1_Wyoming-Area-speech-7.jpg</photo0><caption0>Peter Butera, Wyoming Valley Area High School 2017 valedictorian and class president, gave a controversial and unauthorized speech on Friday night at ceremonies in Sobeski Stadium. His microphone was turned off by principal Dr. Jon Pollard, seated right, during the speech. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
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Wyoming Area grad gets to finish interrupted speech on Jimmy Kimmel Live