Spunky reports in Shameful, Absolutely Shameful:
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For taking a bow and blowing a kiss to his mother, Justin Denny, a high school graduate is denied his diploma, and his parents and grandparents are denied the the joy of seeing to him graduate from high school.
Video of Justin telling his story here. And another video here. Both video clips show no misconduct just a little sentimental emotion. But apparently, that was too much for the superintendent. She told Denny to go sit down without his diploma.
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I watched both videos. Justin Denny seemed like a decent young man. He was showing respect to his mother. The school superintendent's reaction seems very arbitrary. She's upset because other students are being goofy, and like an upset child the superintendent took it out on Denny.
Justin was the more mature individual.
If you want to contact the high school, here is the Bonny Eagle High School web site.
One of the nice things about homeschooling is you can blow your mother a kiss any time.
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2 comments:
I've seen the video, have read several articles, etc. It may be "harsh", but I don't think that the super attendant was totally in the wrong. Just like I don't think the young man, the student, was totally in the right.
The man has graduated, he just has failed to receive the little piece of paper that said so on the day of his ceremony. I'm sure the diploma is going to be mailed to him soon, and if not I'm sure he could just go to the records office and request the transcripts.
I think it was a stupid move by the superintendent, and it's right to put her on the spot and ask her what she was thinking--but at the same time, she didn't ruin this kid's life. I don't think that high-school graduation is "like a wedding or a birth." It's just a boring, drawn-out ceremony. He'll get over it, especially if his dad doesn't make it into the injustice of the century, and in a couple of years he'll look back and laugh at the stupid superintendent.
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