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mconvente (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:16 PM Original message |
Ill. students lose diplomas over cheers |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. A similar thing happened in Texas |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. That's not exactly the whole story in that blog. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. When schoolboard elections come up... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. Discussion also underway in GD |
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mconvente (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. yeah, i was wondering that |
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MnFats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. Proper response: "Take your diploma and shove it!" |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. while i don't agree with denying a diploma |
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mconvente (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. well, I graduated with 73 other students, sooo... |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 07:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Maybe I'm cold hearted... |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 11:54 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. This and the prom are all the chance to celebrate that some kids will ever get. |
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melnjones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 06:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. Do you realize how many people never graduate high school? |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 06:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
44. I graduated with 543....it makes a big difference...and it is rude |
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hoboken123 (183 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. Sure showed them |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. This is a pet peeve of mine. |
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ozone_man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. It's up to the principal (or vice principal) to maintain order. |
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DumpDavisHogg (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. Why are people here defending the school? |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
51. I agree - why punish the graduates |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. Family can't express joy that their child accomplished something? |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. Can they pull out the race card??? |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. Is graduation for the students? or not? |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. It's a graduation, not a wake. Students work hard for their diplomas. |
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Beartracks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. This seems spiteful... |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. Please define "dignified" |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. "Dignified" = "white" |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 08:08 AM Response to Reply #34 |
46. That's exactly what I was going to post |
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insomnomaniacal (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 03:26 AM Response to Reply #46 |
59. Cultural values? |
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insomnomaniacal (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 03:20 AM Response to Reply #34 |
58. No, "Obnoxious" = "Obnoxious" |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
18. At my daughter's middle school kids with under a 2.0 GPA |
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rayofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 10:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. A Question for you. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I think it's a terrible idea. Not every kid is |
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rayofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Unfortunately... |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. While I believe that the high school curriculum |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
19. I was at a graduation of 400 just today, |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
20. Disgusting story |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
21. Maybe schools need to come up with a better solution. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
53. Oh honey, no way. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
22. I have never, never needed my 'diploma' |
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melnjones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. That kid may be the first in her family to get a diploma. |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
24. Another case of "standing on a brick to kick a duck's ass" |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
25. I don't understand why students are punished for the actions of others |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. punishing students for someone else's actions...can this be america? |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 06:37 AM Response to Reply #25 |
45. if her family understood prior to this that it would be witheld |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
49. Exactly -- my first thought on reading this article n/t |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
27. ACLU backs the school ? ! wtf |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. It wasn't enforced equtably. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
29. Wow I thought our school was bad |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. And why is SHE being penalized for THEIR cheering? |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. This nation has become so INCREDIBLY fucked up. |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
40. Total Bullshit.. She earned that degree. You should have heard mine! |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
41. What's the actual effect of this? |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
42. This is happening all over the country - big issue in my town... |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
43. Have you ever attended a graduation where the whoops and cheers |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
47. What a wonderful life lesson for these graduates |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. It's true, though n/t |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
50. What idiots! Who is running the policy? Lemme guess ... fundies. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
52. Ha! In my district it's airhorns for everyone! |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
55. The Simple Solution to this Problem.... |
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mconvente (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 12:07 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Hate to agree here, but that seems to be the case |
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insomnomaniacal (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 03:30 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. LOL - that's great! |
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insomnomaniacal (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-06-07 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
57. I'm tired of people who behave like that |
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