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My sister and friends were not allowed to attend their high school graduation
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nrthshgrl
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Re: My sister and friends were not allowed to attend their high school graduation
Posted by CaMacho
Maybe you guys can throw her a grad party?
I think this is a great idea. I think in years to come she can remember her non-graduation as a day she had to slink away, not graduate & not celebrate or she can look at it as her family not only supported her but celebrated her accomplishments & lauded her for making the better choice in the limo.
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Re: My sister and friends were not allowed to attend their high school graduation
Posted by nrthshgrl
Posted by CaMacho
Maybe you guys can throw her a grad party?
I think this is a great idea. I think in years to come she can remember her non-graduation as a day she had to slink away, not graduate & not celebrate or she can look at it as her family not only supported her but celebrated her accomplishments & lauded her for making the better choice in the limo.
that is an AWESOME idea!!!! they can have a whole graduation ceremony just for HER 
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| Posted 6/24/07 1:04 PM |
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WoodIAm
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Re: My sister and friends were not allowed to attend their high school graduation
I do feel terrible for your sister. I can just imagine how devastated she is.
I do have to say that I am glad the school enforced the policy though. I same situation happened at my nieces school and the Principal whimped out and let the kids walk at graduation. So next year, none of the kids will take the contracts seriously.
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| Posted 6/24/07 1:40 PM |
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maybebaby
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Re: My sister and friends were not allowed to attend their high school graduation
To respond to one of the answers....this was not about them being a "wrong crowd".
I am pretty sure most of the kids in this limo were decent kids...just one person brought wine and a bottle of alcohol onto the limo.
I think he is a JERK for doing so...and I know my poor sis was very very uncomfortable, when after the limo pulled away alcohol was brought out.
What a tough situation for a kid like her to be in....I am the same way, and would have sat there umcomfortably just hoping to get to the prom and rejoin my close friends.
Wrong place, wrong time, end of story! The school board was right in a way-those with alcohol should have been punished. They were wrong for keeping her from walking.
They apologized to my family about 100 times and kept saying they knew she is a great student and kid, and they were so so so sorry she couldnt walk. My mom told them basically to shove it. Lol
And we are throwing her a party..its been set for weeks. It'll be this upcoming Saturday and I'm doign something special for her. To hell with the others.
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lilqtny
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Re: My sister and friends were not allowed to attend their high school graduation
Posted by Princessmaris
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It totally sucks that your family is going through this- however Im happy for once a school is doing the right thing...
The children who were drinking/attempting to drink should be punished andsince there was no way to actually prove who that was... the "you are who you hang around with" comes into play....
I would be so mad about the whole limo situation as well... BUT she was friendly with those in this limo- no? How else would've she ended up in there?
I cant begin to tell you how many times I have declined invitations to things that I really wanted to go too- because
I KNEW that inapporpriate things (whether it be drugs, drinking and driving etc...) would go on- AND GOD FORBID the cops were called... I want no association with any kind of negativity!
I have to agree. She learned a hard lesson, didn't she have a cell phone on her where she could have called someone when there was a problem, like the limo, or knowing these people had alcohol?
Would YOU have called someone mid limo drive and been responsible for everyone else getting in trouble?
Maybe you would have, but I think you would be in the minority.
There are so many times where others are doing stupid things and if you aren't involved, you just stay quiet and be the good one (you meaning anyone in the situation).
My sister wasnt able to be responsible for everyone else. Looking back and knowing what she knows now, maybe she would have ...
And she didn't have much of a choice. If you are told to hop in someone elses limo to get to the prom and thats that, well then, most people would just take the ride and get to their prom.
She is human...a good kid, like i've said a million times, but human. I would have done the same thing as her if i were that age and regarding circumstances.
The bottom line is she was hanging out with the wrong crowd... if they werent her friends, and she knew what kinds of people they were, she shouldve found an alternative ride...
Im sorry when it comes to kids and drinking- there never should be a loop hole- not for anyone!
I have FIRST HAND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE with an alcoholic, drugatic teenage brother- and many instances where the school district turned the other way...
I truely feel bad for your mom- as a parent I cant imagine not seeing my child graduate... but I think the school districte should be applauded for standing their grounds!
I feel so badly for your sister, but I have to agree. Kids don't understand how much trouble alcohol can cause. They are not legally allowed to drink or even possess it.
The school district ( a great district) I work in has numerous breatalyzers and a no tolerance policy. If you were caught under the influence at prom, you were sent home with your parents and not allowed to participate in graducation. I understand that she did NOT drink, but the school has to stand firm or they will not be taken seriously. If they had let it slide, there would be a class full of drunk kids at prom next year.
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