Skipping high school graduation ceremony

techmom99
Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:51:32 +0000

My oldest son graduated from an alternative HS with about 20 kids and his graduation was great. It was at Tilles Center and there was a luncheon afterwards for the entire family. D attended graduation because she wanted to. It was a long hot morning, after which we went to a lunch at one of her friend’s homes and then ran around getting her ready for prom that night. Middle boy (my NM commended student with the 36 English ACT subscore) didn’t get to walk because he played chicken with his English teacher and didn’t hand in enough assignments. They did let him go to prom and after summer school, he attended a special graduation with 6 other students. My son was the only one whose native language was English. To say I was humiliated and embarrassed was an understatement. OTOH, it WAS held in an airconditioned room in the HS. Third son hated HS and refused to go to graduation or prom. That year, it was so hot that a dozen people fainted during the ceremony. After that, they changed graduation to 5 PM and made the prom the next night. That was how it was for S17.

As for the OP, I agree that the child doesn’t have to attend graduation. My S14 didn’t attend and there were no repercussions for S17. I would tell the school why the policy is off putting.

At my HS graduation, back in the ancient times, boys and girls marched separately and we were lined up in height order. My other short friend and I suffered in high heels so we could sit with our taller friends.

Apropos the name card situation, our HS does that at graduation and at the prom. My middle son, the one who didn’t get to walk with his class, handed in his prom card and laughed hysterically as the assistant principal read off - Bond, James Bond.