June 8, 201511 yr Schools do serve the community. Believe it or not, not all families want to have a shouting competition with other families at graduation. Does the loudest, most obnoxious display win the prize for "acknowledging the accomplishments of the students"? Do we need air horns and confetti? How about coordinated dance moves? Is that how I sincerely show my pride in my graduate? If I sit there quietly beaming with pride, does that mean I'm not acknowledging his/her accomplishments? I'm not sure how having the faculty that supported and educated the students sit with them in honor at graduation is a bad thing, either. I do not believe in arrest warrants for those cheering. I do, however, believe in a measure of decorum at what is supposed to be a dignified ceremony. Not really a competition if it's just me and mine...you can do what you want when yours crosses the stage, I'll sit there quietly. I never thought about a confetti cannon, but I still have one to go, so.....besides, they don't discourage, ban or serve arrest warrants for confetti cannons. :ylsuper: 10 - 15 seconds tops, not a huge deal and we keep moving along. Times change...
June 8, 201511 yr IDK, because it was requested? My guess is that those who requested it are experienced in graduation ceremonies and are politely asking for common respect? Otherwise it turns into who can celebrate the most? What is the big deal? Whoop it up at your party. EXACTLY!
June 8, 201511 yr Kind of like when I graduated in 1956, the school administration said to us, if you throw your cap into the air, you will not get your diploma. Oh really?! You have that power because the commonwealth of KY says I met their requirements to receive it?! There, fixed that for you Cat.:thumb:
June 8, 201511 yr There, fixed that for you Cat.:thumb: Much closer to actual me thinks.... Both of you - in my office now - and bring your diplomas. :angrybird2:
June 8, 201511 yr Both of you - in my office now - and bring your diplomas. :angrybird2: Will there be hooping and hollering involved?:idunno:
June 8, 201511 yr Both of you - in my office now - and bring your diplomas. :angrybird2: I just got the diploma cover...never went back for the sheep skin...Fool me once
June 10, 201511 yr School superintendent drops charges against those who cheered at the high school graduation. Link below. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/us/district-drops-charges-over-cheers-at-a-mississippi-graduation.html?_r=0
June 13, 201511 yr It's not a "school" ceremony, it's a school ceremony. Schools set the requirements for graduation, they educate the students, and they plan and conduct the graduation ceremony. As such, their requests should be respected. Parents can have graduation parties in which they set the rules and expectations. And that is the place for the cheering and hollering. People have no respect or dignity anymore. :no:
June 13, 201511 yr And that is the place for the cheering and hollering. People have no respect or dignity anymore. :no: Are you also opposed to all the cheering and hats thrown into the air at the end of graduation ceremonies at West Point and Annapolis?
June 13, 201511 yr Are you also opposed to all the cheering and hats thrown into the air at the end of graduation ceremonies at West Point and Annapolis?What in the world does that have to do with a high school graduation ceremony where the school requested people to refrain from acting like fools?
June 13, 201511 yr What in the world does that have to do with a high school graduation ceremony where the school requested people to refrain from acting like fools? So whooping it up at a graduation is OK if it's a military academy tradition, but not OK if a school superintendent deems such to be not dignified? Gimme a break. Another point that no one has mentioned yet -- in connection with the peace disturbance charges that were filed and then dropped: Is there an expectation of silence at a high school graduation? Gimme a break.
June 13, 201511 yr So whooping it up at a graduation is OK if it's a military academy tradition, but not OK if a school superintendent deems such to be not dignified? Gimme a break. Another point that no one has mentioned yet -- in connection with the peace disturbance charges that were filed and then dropped: Is there an expectation of silence at a high school graduation? Gimme a break. You just break the rules where you work because you don't like them? You just break laws you don't like and do as you please because it makes you feel better? People need to grow up and follow the rules that are set. If you don't like the rules, petition the superintendent to change the rules. You don't just do as you please because you think your kid is special or you think the rules don't apply to you. Gimme a break.
June 13, 201511 yr You just break the rules where you work because you don't like them? You just break laws you don't like and do as you please because it makes you feel better? People need to grow up and follow the rules that are set. If you don't like the rules, petition the superintendent to change the rules. You don't just do as you please because you think your kid is special or you think the rules don't apply to you. Gimme a break. Oh, for God's sake. Why in the Sam Hill are you so worked up about this? For some folks, their kid graduating from HS is the biggest thing that will ever happen. Who cares if they whoop and holler like clowns? If it gets out of hand, trigger some mic feedback. Problem solved. Are you this uptight about the jaywalking epidemic in this country? Do you never break the speed limit? Why is this such a terrible thing when West Point and Annapolis ceremonies — as full of pomp and circumstance as it gets — do the same thing? I just don't see why this is such a big deal.
June 13, 201511 yr I don't get all the "rules are made to be followed" rhetoric here. Rules are made to be broken; especially if they're stupid rules.
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