Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
So basically make it out to be a funeral. There is nothing wrong with a little jubilation. It's a joyous occasion. They gave the crowd about 20 seconds when i graduated. Graduation is for the students and families, not the administration. The popilar kids got large cheers from the crowd and their fellow graduates. The pc culture is going overboard. No celebration. Kids now allowed to talk back and throw temper tantrums and some shrink who has never had kids says to only put them in timeout. My day my mother would dare me to act out and my father just gave that look and u knew!
Being quiet does not = funeral. There are lot's of serious events where hooting isn't appropriate. And 20 seconds is a long time when you have a bunch of people.
The point is this, whatever your personal feelings on the subject are they don't matter because nothing revolves around you. You will do what is asked of you at events, politely and like a civil person, or you will pay the price. End of story. It's a good life lesson that high school graduates should learn, and apparently some of their parents too.
The loud, obnoxious parent is calling someone rude? That's pretty funny. I guess this will be the summit of your kid's edicashun then?
I get it just fine.
They pause between each name to allow for applause, etc. I would never want to drown out another child's name being called.
No reason to be a stick in the mud at a graduation. It's a milestone to be celebrated.
Did you scream and yell and whistle when your little angel spelled words correctly? How about when they took their first step, or potty trained; did you taxi whistle then, too?
I'm not rude and miserable, but people who disrupt graduation ceremonies certainly are, especially when they've been asked not to do so. Screaming and like behavior in a public setting is low-class, and probably embarrassing to the graduate.
How many times do we hear about parent brawls erupting at little league baseball games? Or youth league soccer matches? I see this hooting and foolish attention-seeking by parents at HS graduations as being an extension of the same kind of mentality.
These people should take a deep breath, relax, and try to grasp the fact that they and their kid are NOT the center of the universe.
A standard was set, this rude women decided she was above it, and deserved to be scorned, ridiculed, and even escorted from the ceremony. But arrested, charged, jailed, and fined? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Shame on the police for not have enough tact and diplomacy to control the situation without resorting to that.
So basically make it out to be a funeral. There is nothing wrong with a little jubilation. It's a joyous occasion. They gave the crowd about 20 seconds when i graduated. Graduation is for the students and families, not the administration. The popilar kids got large cheers from the crowd and their fellow graduates. The pc culture is going overboard. No celebration.
The problem is many high schools have gotten really big. For example, in a graduating class of 800, 20 seconds per kid would equal 16,000 seconds of jubilation. This ends up being four and half hours of air horns, screaming, dancing, beach balls, etc.. Even if only half the kids get that kind of jubilation, two hours of air horns, screaming, dancing, beach balls, etc.. Then you have to factor in the few seconds where the reading of the names is stopped to make sure every name is heard.
very strange . i wonder if there is a tiny bit we are not being told here. usually dragging a minority mom out of a graduation ceremony handcuffed in front of a huge crowd, is not a cops favorite activity. would u like to tell the rest of the story?
Please hold all applause until all names have been called out
Whats so hard about that?
Act like ya been there
For any school with a graduating class of over 100 kids, that announcement - both written and spoken, has become standard fare. And there's a reason.
This "proud mama" wasn't arrested because she cheered a little bit. She was hauled out because she was raising hell, and when they tried to get her to shut up, she raised even more hell. Ridiculous.
I stumbled upon an interesting way of showing my children I was proud of them.
I sat through their graduation ceremonies showing some respect and decorum. Once they were over I gave each of my girls a big hug, looked them in the eyes and told them how proud I was of them.
Seems to have worked for me and for them.
I think decorum and dignity makes for a more meaningful graduation.
It's like a bunch of clowns now where I live -- air horns, groups competing to see who can behave the most obnoxiously and be the loudest, screeching and screaming at the top of their lungs, trying to throw the most balls onto the field. No dignity whatsoever.
I'm only somewhat proud because high school graduation is pretty much expected.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Childish adults
