Diploma held over the word "Hell" during a speech...Crazy Power Trip.

[Glocktogo]

Over-reaction aside, the fact remains she could have given the speech the way she knew she should have & the way it was presented for approval and she'd have her diploma in hand. Obviously a smart kid, you don't graduate with a 4.0 without knowing how to play the game, it was a little naive of her to try to sneak it in and think nothing would be said.

I wonder if they really can hold it indefinitely for an apology letter? It'll be interesting to see where it goes from here.

I highly doubt it. She earned it. Her speech wasn't a graded part of her curriculum. Her parents probably paid ad-velorem tax in the district. I'd think they could loose their state funding for these types of shenanigans. Personally, I think the principal should be stripped of his teaching credentials. Anyone that stupid has no business teaching kids!

 

[Shootin 4 Fun]

I highly doubt it. She earned it. Her speech wasn't a graded part of her curriculum. Her parents probably paid ad-velorem tax in the district. I'd think they could loose their state funding for these types of shenanigans. Personally, I think the principal should be stripped of his teaching credentials. Anyone that stupid has no business teaching kids!

+1

Yep, he let the kid make him look like an idiot.

 

[Billybob]

The media would have taken care of everything for her. They love to go ape **** over stuff like that. If the principal had 1 brain cell, he would immediately hand her the diploma.

Yeah they all sure jumped all over the making kiddie porn in the classroom case huh?

 

[Shadowrider]

+1

Yep, he let the kid make him look like an idiot.

The kid had nothing to do with it. He did that all by his lonesome without need of any help. They should fire his ass!

 

[XD-9Guy]

Really? You think he should lose his job? That seems WAY excessive. Am I the only one that thinks there's a lesson to be learned in the kid writing the apology? In life you can in fact do whatever you want but there are always principles & school boards in life that are going to correct you if you step out of bounds. This whole story sounds way too theatrical, this same situation plays out at several graduations every year it's just usually the kid does what is asked, gets a diploma & it's not a news story. I don't know that the kid learns anything of value if the school board caves, it's not like she can stand her ground when she's in the wrong in the real world & have things go her way. If she's at work one day, says something inappropriate in a meeting & gets written up she can't refuse to sign the write up & have things go her way - if this played out in the work place she'd just get fired. Defiance has it's place, but not when you intentionally cross boundaries.

 

[Billybob]

Just more evidence that a little bit of authority in the hands of an idiot is a burden on the community.

Standard deal, the community always pays the burden of abuse of authority by gov. actors one way or another.

 

[Shootin 4 Fun]

Really? You think he should lose his job? That seems WAY excessive. Am I the only one that thinks there's a lesson to be learned in the kid writing the apology? In life you can in fact do whatever you want but there are always principles & school boards in life that are going to correct you if you step out of bounds. This whole story sounds way too theatrical, this same situation plays out at several graduations every year it's just usually the kid does what is asked, gets a diploma & it's not a news story. I don't know that the kid learns anything of value if the school board caves, it's not like she can stand her ground when she's in the wrong in the real world & have things go her way. If she's at work one day, says something inappropriate in a meeting & gets written up she can't refuse to sign the write up & have things go her way - if this played out in the work place she'd just get fired. Defiance has it's place, but not when you intentionally cross boundaries.

Yes, if the principal is so uptight that he can't let a graduating student express his/herself with such a mild manner word he's not capable of making solid decisions involving kids. It's pathetic that he has let his position of authority define who he is.

 

[farmerbyron]

Really? You think he should lose his job? That seems WAY excessive. Am I the only one that thinks there's a lesson to be learned in the kid writing the apology? In life you can in fact do whatever you want but there are always principles & school boards in life that are going to correct you if you step out of bounds. This whole story sounds way too theatrical, this same situation plays out at several graduations every year it's just usually the kid does what is asked, gets a diploma & it's not a news story. I don't know that the kid learns anything of value if the school board caves, it's not like she can stand her ground when she's in the wrong in the real world & have things go her way. If she's at work one day, says something inappropriate in a meeting & gets written up she can't refuse to sign the write up & have things go her way - if this played out in the work place she'd just get fired. Defiance has it's place, but not when you intentionally cross boundaries.

I think you are reading way too far into this situation. The point is that hell is not a curse word and there was no defiance in this case. The administration is being an ass and the girl owes no one an apology.



Her quote was, ‘When she first started school she wanted to be a nurse, then a veterinarian and now that she was getting closer to graduation, people would ask her, what do you want to do and she said how the hell do I know? I’ve changed my mind so many times.’”

He said in the written script she gave to the school she wrote “heck,” but in the moment she said “hell” instead.

http://kfor.com/2012/08/18/46913/

 

[XD-9Guy]

Yes, if the principal is so uptight that he can't let a graduating student express his/herself with such a mild manner word he's not capable of making solid decisions involving kids. It's pathetic that he has let his position of authority define who he is.

See I'm betting his personal preference has very little if anything to do with his actions. I'm guessing in acting accordingly in response to the expectations of his school board and the parents that called him to say "That little girl said hell in my child's graduation ceremony! What are you going to do about it?" Because I can assure you there were some of those.

 

[Glocktogo]

Really? You think he should lose his job? That seems WAY excessive. Am I the only one that thinks there's a lesson to be learned in the kid writing the apology? In life you can in fact do whatever you want but there are always principles & school boards in life that are going to correct you if you step out of bounds. This whole story sounds way too theatrical, this same situation plays out at several graduations every year it's just usually the kid does what is asked, gets a diploma & it's not a news story. I don't know that the kid learns anything of value if the school board caves, it's not like she can stand her ground when she's in the wrong in the real world & have things go her way. If she's at work one day, says something inappropriate in a meeting & gets written up she can't refuse to sign the write up & have things go her way - if this played out in the work place she'd just get fired. Defiance has it's place, but not when you intentionally cross boundaries.

If the lesson to learn is that it's easier to cave in to extortion, then yes, I guess that's a lesson. The school has ZERO to gain with an apology from a kid that's already out the door. The student has something valuable to lose that was EARNED over four years of hard work. She's supposed to grovel to get what she's owed? I don't think so!