Caisha Gayles graduated with honors last month, but she is still waiting for her diploma. The reason: the whoops of joy from the audience as she crossed the stage.
Gayles was one of five students denied diplomas from the lone public high school in Galesburg after enthusiastic friends or family members cheered for them during commencement.
It seems a shame that after all her hard work in school she is being denied her diploma because of the actions of someone else.
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Kudos to the administration for trying to maintain a bit of decorum at a graduation ceremony.
People need to know how to act in public. After all, they signed a contact to behave appropriately.
I have a post on my blog about this. Please feel free to stop by and post a comment no matter how ridiculous they are.
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I think it is a sad shame that this happened. Sorry- but if my kid was walking across some stage getting something important I dare someone to tell me to sit quietly.
What a shame- what has this country come to?
I can understand the need to maintain decorum, having just attended my eldest sons graduation from the community college, but it is unfair to punish the student for the actions of others.
As one student pointed out what if someone doesn't like them, has a grudge against them, whatever and wants to get them in trouble. The student has no way to prevent them from cheering.
Only the students and the parents signed the contract. I assume a whole host of other people were present Aunts, Uncles, Friends, Grandparents etc. they hadn't signed contracts and the student had no control over them.
"Texas Truth" apparently doesn't get it.
The students were not making noise. The spectators were making noise. Students - no noise. Spectators - noises.
Students - punished. Spectators - not punished.
The students were punished for actions committed by others.
The students were punished for actions committed by others.
The students were punished for actions committed by others.
The students were punished for actions committed by others.
Again, for the folks who don't get it: The students were punished for actions committed by others.
How is punishing one person for the actions of another anything approaching fairness? Maintaining order and decorum? Give me a break. This is the equivalent of putting my child in detention because I got in an argument with his teacher.
Learn the difference.
It is not the responsibility of high school students to control their parents and family members. Anyone advocating otherwise is promoting "guilt by association", a rather unAmerican concept.
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