There’s a great post over at The Rogue Angel about valedictorians who were punished by speaking about their faith during their speeches. One wasn’t allowed to give her speech and the other had her diploma withheld!
Last week I posted about how a school pulled the plug on a Valedictorian’s speech for talking about her faith in Christ. Well, now another school is in the news for withholding it’s Valedictorian’s diploma after she spoke about her faith!
It must be in the water. Today, I read about how another Valedictorian complained about how his education was hollow … during his speech.
The valedictorian of a Blue Ribbon-awarded high school in New Jersey has left teachers and administrators with a sour taste in their mouths after using his June 20 valedictory speech to describe his education as “hollow” and one filled with “countless hours wasted in those halls.”
“I felt like the most important questions were not asked.” said Kareem Elnahal, the top rated student at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood, N.J. “Things like ethics, things that defined who we are, were ignored so in that way I thought it was hollow.” he told Cybercast News Service Wednesday.
The kids are definitely trying to tell us something. Read the rest.
Update 1:54 PM: Barb has a whole post on the Valedictorian whose diploma was withheld. Check it out.
Tags: Christianity, Graduation, Faith
Okay, they had no right to mess with either student for their faith. Getting a diploma has nothing to do with the material in the speech-it has to do with what work was completed while in high school.
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