Every school has one: That class clown graduate who, as they walk across the stage during commencement ceremony, does something weird, showy, or bizarre as a celebration of their last day of school. I've seen cartwheels, handstands, victory laps around the stage, and even the occasional streaker. All of these cases have resulted in the crowd's laughter and applause...but withholding of the diploma? Never.
This wasn't the case for graduating senior from Bonny Eagle High School, Maine. When called, the student walked across the stage and did it - ....ready? He blew his family a kiss....*gasp! The Yahoo article described the school's administrator as "clearly not the sentimental sort", having sent the student back to his seat without his diploma.
While the student's mother feels this diploma-denial is unjust, arguing that "A bow, a kiss to your mom is not misbehavior," school administators continue to stand their ground. I guess that kiss was just going too far...
Is it worth it? Should the student be reprimanded in this way? What's the craziest graduation-behavior YOU'VE seen?
This wasn't the case for graduating senior from Bonny Eagle High School, Maine. When called, the student walked across the stage and did it - ....ready? He blew his family a kiss....*gasp! The Yahoo article described the school's administrator as "clearly not the sentimental sort", having sent the student back to his seat without his diploma.
While the student's mother feels this diploma-denial is unjust, arguing that "A bow, a kiss to your mom is not misbehavior," school administators continue to stand their ground. I guess that kiss was just going too far...
Is it worth it? Should the student be reprimanded in this way? What's the craziest graduation-behavior YOU'VE seen?
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*sighs* That is just dumb as hell. Seriously, you're going to deny a diploma to someone because they blew their family a kiss? *shakes head* Morons.
ReplyDeleteagreed - i'm thinkin' that a kiss is way better than many of the alternatives...
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