Monday, April 16, 2012

Rather petty, wouldn't you say?

Cleveland-area high school senior, Austin Fisher, isn't being permitted to walk with his graduating class due to too many absences - which turn out to be days he spent caring for his cancer-stricken mother.

Are school administrators these days completely relieved of the responsibility of using personal judgment in cases like this?

8 comments:

Yojimbo said...

Yep. Easier for a school district to hide behind a zero tolerance structure than make individual decisions. Harder for a lawyer to win in court if you make no exceptions or decisions.

JeffS said...

Humanity has been legislated and litigated into insignificance.

Nurse Ratched said...

Guidelines are guidelines Mr. Paco.
If his fellow students support him by also not walking, it will be marked on their permanent records and they will not be eligible for government employment.

kc said...

Gotta love zero-tolerance bureaucrats.

JeffS got it exactly right.

Old Tanker said...

As a recovering teacher I can tell you the prevailing attitude was "any decision you don't have to make is a good one...."

rinardman said...

But it's all for our own good, you know.

A better world awaits.
From those with liberal traits.

RebeccaH said...

Although I regard most online petitions as a way to get your info for spamming, I signed this one, just because. It helps that I have an email address set up for junk.

Anonymous said...

Deborah Leigh said...What would happen if Austin walked? End of the world as we know it? It would be great if the senior class let it be known that they wouldn't walk if Austin doesn't.

That being said, I wonder if there isn't something more to this story? He is a varsity baseball player, which means alot of practice. Also, states usually provide some assistance. Doesn't Austin and his mother have family and friends? Church?

There is "Make A Wish Foundation" for kids, what about adults?

Best wishes and prayers for Austin and his mother!