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Originally posted by nothingx
That's complete bullshit.
A diploma isn't given to you by the administration, it is earned by meeting the requirements set forth by the board of education. If she met those requirements, they have no right, whatsoever, to deny her the diploma that she is entitied to.
When someone is sent to prison to serve a certain amount of time, they are allowed out when that sentence is up. It doesn't matter how much they hate there, or how vocal they are about their hatred for that place. A sentence is a sentence, and when it's over you are free to go.
Likewise, this girl has been mandated by federal law to attend so many years of school. She did her time, and now she is free to go. She can say whatever she wants, do whatever she wants, it doesn't matter, she is entitled to that diploma.
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But if you kick in a vending machine at school, you get expelled. Likewise, if you streak across the stage at graduation, you are expelled. You do not graduate until after the ceremony. The school administration apparently felt her speech was akin to streaking. As such, they denied her diploma.
I think it will all be resolved with everyone smelling like roses.