School in Ohio

http://now.msn.com/living/0416-ohio-hs-grad-ban.aspx





This is SO SAD....

But common sense and additional info saves the day in the end:

http://fox8.com/2012/04/17/carrollton-high-school-student-who-cared-for-sick-mom-will-walk-with-class/

Science Chic wrote: In a day and age where kids get bashed for "sitting on their butts playing video games all day" and "having no responsibility", I find it sad that one who demonstrates traits we admire would be punished for it.

I checked out the update and it looks like, thanks to his fellow students' petition, that he will get to graduate. Idiot bureaucrats.

http://fox8.com/2012/04/17/carrollton-h ... ith-class/

Edit to add: ZHawke, you beat me to it!

Durn tootin'!

Got to thinking about it, and decided to throw in my two cents worth on all of this. Basically, it would seem from the "comments" on the first article provided in the OP that a consensus of posters were hypercritical of the school, the teachers, and administrators for what their original intention(s) were. I'd also wager a lot of us have critical opinions of a lot of the "zero tolerance" incidents we read about in the media along with the incidents of bullying and school violence. So, I guess my question is along the lines of when are we, as parents, students, communities, and society going to jump in and empower ourselves to try to make a difference? My Father-in-Law (whom I dearly love, by the way) once told me "there's no sympathy for stupidity" when I got clocked up along side my head by a lawn rake when my dog took me for a ride on his leash one time. I'd say the same may apply regarding complaints "after-the-fact", so to speak about what we disagree with (and even about things we agree with) regarding how our schools are operated. That's a huge reason why I started our webpage, our Facebook page, and my own personal blog sharing my experiences with the tragedy at Columbine High School. I did so in conjunction with, in support of, and in cooperation with many other websites and Facebook pages concerned with the same issues. I'm not doing it for personal gain, nor am I asking for pity - all I'm asking is that everyone consider joining the dialogue. That would be true consensus, in my opinion. TEACH PEACE!

I'm very pleased that they finally came to their senses on this. After all the kid was only doing the right thing...