<p>Our high school graduation is held indoors (in the fieldhouse), each graduate is issued 6 tickets. We had no trouble whatsoever. 2 people rang cowbells when someone graduated, and I thought I heard one airhorn from the other side of the fieldhouse - but both were very brief. People did cheer and clap after each name (and there were 329 of them!) but only for a few seconds, and the principal left enough time between announcing each name that there was no problem hearing the next person. The whole ceremony still finished in 2 hours, so taking a few seconds between each name didn’t seem to be a problem.</p>
<p>I think punishing the kids for the behavior of the audience is wrong. It might send a message for next year - or more likely, people will start cheering for kids they DON’T like to try to get them in trouble! I think security escorting any offenders out of the proceedings would be better.</p>
<p>What is wrong with people (parents, relatives, etc) that they have to get so out of hand anyway? Whatever happened to common sense and dignity?</p>