If the students were serious about their disdain for the rule, they could have organized and done something about it but they wanted to have it both ways, agree to the the conditions that the principal set only to violate once they've gotten their diplomas. Every graduation I've gone to over the past few years has the same rule. I'm in the south so things may be different in other areas and the kids always violate it.
Almost sounds like it's pointless to try and enforce it as a rule.
I don't think the point of this discussion is to determine whether the cop was doing something within his rights. The outrage is why won't schools allow dancing and why do they need cops to yank graduates up?
"if people continually violate a rule, why bother to enforce the rule"
I'm not sure if this is sound logic.
Because there's no harm in dancing at a graduation. The rule shouldn't exist and I'll continue to say that.
The fact that some of y'all really believe these attention seeking dances are a perfect representation of blackness instead of being emblematic of the single mother generation is worrying.Rhythmless nikkas in they feelings as always
The students seemed pretty prepared to get kicked out to me.
This is the only school I've seen with cops doing this at a graduation. That's probably why a lot of people [not attending this school] are the ones shocked.
Breh them school pay these venues for a time slot for these.abu time they go over they gotta cover that as well too. I get people excited but if a majority are trying to make sure they're the main focus and out do everyone else that celebrates you can see how the school has to call in backup. Just get your degree and keep it pushing you can celebrate when you leave. But that's the issue everytime you try to instill order and discipline there's someone trying to make excuses. Then you play confused when these folks out here wilding and not following rules. You've told them since they were young that they don't apply to them and they're special...So fukking what, they have not only capstoned 13 years of education but their family celebrates as well! Let them have their time in the sun, it’s a once in a lifetime feeling. Only thing I’m opposed to is throwing up gang signs and city girl type twerking. Everybody gets their 15-20 second claim to fame
Yeap but people in here making excuses for them like usual. But again some of these folks were also defending the kid that got her phone took too like she wasn't in the wrong. If people truly disagreed with the rule how about don't show up and they'll send the degree in the mail. But they chose to thumb their nose at the rule even when they knew there was a consequence and cry foul. Ain't nobody out there a victim they all free willed and able bodies adultsBut the no dancing rule did exist.
According to the woman filming this video, the principal warned kids that if they danced, they'd be sent to sit with their parent and go home.
Because there's no harm in dancing at a graduation. The rule shouldn't exist and I'll continue to say that.