Monday, June 11, 2007

At Galesburg High, kids are kids and school officials are out of control

This Week’s Top Scrooge - June 7, 2007

By ALEXANDER
TheScroogeReport.com

Kids will be kids and this time of year, graduation ceremonies will be…well, graduation ceremonies.

Full of tears, anticipation, silliness, some pomp and circumstance, and yes, a few outbursts of obnoxious cheers. All part of the graduation game…but apparently not at Galesburg High School in Illinois.

Five students were initially denied diplomas after cheers erupted when their names were called at the grad ceremony and emerged empty-handed Tuesday from a meeting with school administrators.

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