06-06-2012, 09:30 PM
This boils down to common sense for me.
I love that some parents and family members are so proud of their graduates that they want to cheer and hoot. Cool. If they've been asked not to do so or if they go disruptively crazy about it, I can see removing them from the ceremony if they don't stop after being warned. But, arresting the parents and/or penalizing the graduate is ignorant, in my opinion.
Can't tell from the articles if the mom in the OP was really out of control or if the rules/expectations of the school are just too rigid; different views depending on who was interviewed. Either way, reading about parents getting arrested for expressing support of their children so strongly is a good change from reading about parents getting arrested for not giving a shit about their children.
I love that some parents and family members are so proud of their graduates that they want to cheer and hoot. Cool. If they've been asked not to do so or if they go disruptively crazy about it, I can see removing them from the ceremony if they don't stop after being warned. But, arresting the parents and/or penalizing the graduate is ignorant, in my opinion.
Can't tell from the articles if the mom in the OP was really out of control or if the rules/expectations of the school are just too rigid; different views depending on who was interviewed. Either way, reading about parents getting arrested for expressing support of their children so strongly is a good change from reading about parents getting arrested for not giving a shit about their children.