June 9, 2008
I have attended a couple of high school graduations this year and have been shocked by one of them in particular! It’s no wonder the kids don’t behave in class and that discipline is such a problem…the parents are at the root of the students misbehavior! You adults acted even more idiotic than are the kids! As parents we are to establish the boundries, the rules that are to be followed and the respect that is certainly due during this time.
As we all know, if you’ve attended the graduation ceremonies through the years, we are asked to hold the applause and be respectful of the occasion. You can hoop and holler all you want to at the end of the diplomas being handed out…but, are asked kindly not to clap, cheer, etc. as their individual names are called! So, to heck with the rules! This is the example you have set.
You showed your true colors…acting like a bunch of ill-mannered heathens! What an embarrassment for you and the grads. Is there no shame? Not only did I hear the wild yells, rambunctious applause as your kid was announced, but yes…bullhorns. Are y’all out of your mind? Is this the first person in your family to graduate from high school.
As Momma used to say, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!” And some of these trees are rotten to the root! Shame on you for not being able to sit and then celebrate at the conclusion. Your behavior extended the ceremony and caused us to have to be there to witness your ignorance much longer than necessary as a result of your stupidity!
Get a life for heavens sakes!
Lisa
P.S. Check out the article I found!
7 arrested for cheering during S.C. graduation
When school officials in Rock Hill tell commencement crowds to hold all applause until the end of the ceremony, they’re not joking.
Seven people were arrested Saturday by Rock Hill police and charged with public disorderly conduct after being accused of cheering during graduations. Six were at Fort Mill High School.
Police began patrolling graduations several years ago, Rock Hill police spokesman Lt. Jerry Waldrop said. He said district officials requested the patrols to end disruptions, including standing, yelling and clapping.
June 16th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Good, the continuing slippage of good manners and just a plain understanding that “it’s not about you” and being an adult means being a role model for those you’re responsible for is lacking in many of our adults today.
While the 60’s attitude of “do your thing” and “if it feels good, do it” is more and more evident in todays youth due to our parents inability to teach us that while we’re worth much individually, our true strength lies in our united ability to accept each other as a valuble contributor to our community. This is a continued failure of the teaching entities among us…school, church, and community organizations not to mention responsible adults. For those that accepted and lived up to the schools request, Thank You…for those that failed…hope you learned something while paying the fines.