This has to be in the top two most unfair, ridiculous, overreacting, block-headed things I've ever heard of! This happened at Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, Maine. Here we have an auditorium full of seniors and their families bursting with excitement because they're about to close one big chapter of their lives and begin an even bigger chapter. One young man, Justin Denney, was waiting to receive his diploma and when his name was called he took a bow and blew a kiss to his family and friends. Nothing outrageous, no obscene gestures and he didn't drop his pants and moon the school board. No, he blew a kiss to his family and then District Superintendent Suzanne Lukas told Justin to return to his seat and told him he would not be receiving his diploma!
Prior to the ceremony students and parents signed agreements that there would not be any "misbehavior" during graduation. I've watched the video of this "incident" http://www.fox5vegas.com/education/19766393/detail.html and this young man did nothing to warrant having a petty, power drunk school administrator withhold his diploma. She had no right to deny Justin his diploma and deny his family seeing him graduate.
I could understand his diploma being withheld if he had behaved in an inappropriate manner but his actions were not inappropriate by any definition of the word. All Justin wants is what he deserves, his diploma. All his mother wants is what she deserves, to see her son graduate and to receive an apology from this Bozo Superintendent.
So far this tyrannical administrator has not issued any statements, talked to any media or done the right thing by giving Justin his diploma. So maybe we can help these people out. Here's some contact information for Bonny Eagle High School:
BEHS Website: http://www.sad6.k12.me.us/behs/index
Superintendent, Suzanne Lukas: slukas@sad6.k12.me.us
Principle, Beth Schultz: bschultz@sad6.k12.me.us
Asst. Principal, Lori Napolitano: lnapolitano@sad6.k12.me.us
Asst Principal, Kevin Harrington: kharrington@sad6.k12.me.us
Asst Principal, Mike LaGage: mlegage@sad6.k12.me.us
Let's carpet bomb these people with e-mails and/or phone calls and gently persuade them to climb down off their high horse and do the right thing.
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