http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92681?fp=1 I bet you the administrator is shitting his pants and the kid already has his diploma
That super intendant is a bitch. What a stupid thing to do, to embarass a kid on his graduation day in front of his family.
It seems pretty straightforward to me... the rules are you aren't supposed to blow kisses. The student blew a kiss. Why does the rule exist? Presumably to stop people from dancing or yelling or something and slowing down the ceremony... or attempting to upstage others or the process. Is it a good rule? I dunno. Assuming that rule exists, though, the kid was stupid for breaking it and a failure to enforce the rule would have led to more of what the rule was presumedly supposed to stop. Ed O.
Why is it for the kids? Who says it's for the kids? Really. I want to know. Maybe it's for the parents. Maybe it's for the school district. Ed O.
If the kid were flashing gang signs, would that be OK? If the kid had grabbed his crotch in a celebratory fashion, would that go over fine? If the kid had taken off his pants, would that be acceptable? Who DOES make the rules? You? I would think that rules agreed to by both the administration and the students beforehand, as these were (according to the report) are the best way to approach the situation. And any rules need to have enforcement. We can argue that the rules were bad, or we can argue that the rules were not enforced correctly. I am operating under the assumption that the rules were agreed to by students and the administration, and that the blowing of the kiss was against the rules. Ed O.
Uh...cause they did the work to earn it....call me crazy If it was for the parents then the parents should wear the robe and take the diploma
The parents paid for it. Actually, the COMMUNITY paid for it. All the kids had to do was show up. I'm all for the students enjoying it and savoring it, but I fail to see the sense of entitlement for them that so many of you seem so quick to ascribe. Ed O.
I operate under this thing called common sense. Common sense says an 18 year old blowing a kiss to his family while receiving his HS diploma is not a bad thing. In fact, its a good thing. Common sense says that you throw gang signs while receiving your diploma you sit the hell back down and dont get your diploma that day...but do several days later after being embarrased and profuse apologies Common sense solves a lot of problems. You are analyzing this WAAAY too much, just like the administrator who decided to not give the kid his diploma
Yeah, all the kids had to do was show up...for 15 years, 5 days a week, 7 hours a day, 9 months out of the year.
What if the gang signs are unknown to most of the audience? Or if the signs are unknown to the student? What if it's a dance that is associated with gangs but could just be an expression of joy of receiving the diploma? Common sense is often useless. Actually, I'm doing very, very little analyzing. Here's my analysis: 1. Were rules put in place? 2. Were the rules properly enforced? See how easy that is? Nothing squishy called "common sense". Very little room for disagreement. Two very simple questions, with two pretty straightforward answers. Ed O.
Yes For this kid, not even close. If you look at the OP: rambunctious?!? You think blowing a kiss to your family and waving to your friends while getting your diploma is rambunctious?!?...cause that is what the dumbass administrator thought thereby justifying their no horseplay rule.. Rambunctious = blowing a kiss to your mom....gotcha I totally think a rule like they had should be in place but this is not what the rule should be used for
B.S. If you can't tell the difference between a small and completely harmless display of public affection for ones mother and the stuff you mention quoted above, then sit and think about it for a while. If it doesn't dawn on you eventually then you are certifiably clueless for life. Lastly, I understand about rules. Some people only see the letter of the law only. However, there is also something called the spirit of the law. And for this particular act of blowing a kiss to mother, to yank the kid from the stage and so forth is uncalled for. There were other options clearly available rather than a collosal embarrassment like this. People, generally, only graduate from HS once and it's a special occasion. This administrator has ruined a once in a lifetime moment over something so minor that it pretty much defies reason.
I would love to see in writing the rules they laid down for the kids...I highly doubt it was written stern enough that the kids actually knew that blowing a kiss and waving to friends and family were out of the question, because saying no to that is beyond stupid ...I didnt know these kids were in military school
