McDonough student wears bolo tie to graduation, school withholds diploma

cholo

cholo

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What is this genius going to do when he goes for his first job interview, enters the professional working world, or puts on a military uniform?

On the other hand, I think the school was wrong to withhold his diploma. They should have just refused to let him walk in the ceremony.
 
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Kizzy

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Personally, I think it is stupid to make fuse of it. It is a tie. It isn't like he walked up there to get his diploma wearing chaps and a thong.


Too many people make things out to be bigger deals than they really are. BFD, this article is a waste of paper space.
 
cattitude

cattitude

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I don't get this. These kids are TOLD in no uncertain terms what to wear to the graduations and then they b!tch when they are faced with the consquences if they don't follow the rules. Maybe he wasn't told he wouldn't get his diploma, but he certainly knew it could happen.
 
unixpirate

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cholo said:
What part of it do you think is BS?
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No diploma because he wore a bolo? Total :bs: Doesn't say it was out of line because of presentation, but it was "school dress code?" :bs: again.
Guys wear jeans/shorts down to the crack of there arse and the girls wear hip huggers almost showing p?bes and there going to pick on this poor kid?

I wore converse under my gown. Noone gave a rats arse! Now granted dirt was invented then :lol:


Its graduation for gosh sakes. Let the kids have there day? :getdown:
 
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Kizzy

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cattitude said:
I don't get this. These kids are TOLD in no uncertain terms what to wear to the graduations and then they b!tch when they are faced with the consquences if they don't follow the rules. Maybe he wasn't told he wouldn't get his diploma, but he certainly knew it could happen.
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I bet the dress code said "wear a tie." A "bolo" is a tie.

I'm with Unix, this is silly.
 
unixpirate

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Kizzy said:
I bet the dress code said "wear a tie." A "bolo" is a tie.

I'm with Unix, this is silly.
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Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch

Oh sorry! Got carried away watching your AV Kiz.


:lol:
 
cattitude

cattitude

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Kizzy said:
I bet the dress code said "wear a tie." A "bolo" is a tie.

I'm with Unix, this is silly.
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Sorry, I've had three kids graduate. The rules are very specific and have gotten moreso of late because of so many kids pushing the envelope. Yeah, a bolo is a tie but it's not what is specifcally called for. Where do you draw the line? Rules are made for a reason. This is part of growing up. If his heritage was so important he should have thought about it earlier....way earlier..like months ago when he ordered his cap and gown and was given direction about what he was to wear.
 
unixpirate

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cattitude said:
Sorry, I've had three kids graduate. The rules are very specific and have gotten moreso of late because of so many kids pushing the envelope. Yeah, a bolo is a tie but it's not what is specifcally called for. Where do you draw the line? Rules are made for a reason. This is part of growing up. If his heritage was so important he should have thought about it earlier....way earlier..like months ago when he ordered his cap and gown and was given direction about what he was to wear.
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cattitude said:
Yeah, a bolo is a tie but it's not what is "specifcally" called for.
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There is the key word.. I bet next year there going to have in there "graduatition manual". "NO BOLO TIES". Its done he's gone. He didn't embarrass the school, they embarrased themselves by making a big deal out of it.

Watch it on the Heritage comment. I'm an American Indian.

Cat I have one that graduated and one next year.
 
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Kizzy

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Catt,


I heard this on the radio and the radio never mentioned that he was told ahead of time. I see in the article it states he was. Humm :tap: tough call. :tap: It makes me wonder if that was a CYA statement from the school or actually the case.

Also, my husband is also an American Indian.
 
cholo

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unixpirate said:
No diploma because he wore a bolo? Total :bs: Doesn't say it was out of line because of presentation, but it was "school dress code?" :bs: again.
Guys wear jeans/shorts down to the crack of there arse and the girls wear hip huggers almost showing p?bes and there going to pick on this poor kid?

I wore converse under my gown. Noone gave a rats arse! Now granted dirt was invented then :lol:


Its graduation for gosh sakes. Let the kids have there day? :getdown:
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I agree that not giving the kid his diploma was too harsh. I don't think it would have been so bad if he had just shown up on the day of the ceremony with the bolo tie on. But they specifically told him NOT to wear it at the ceremony, and he ignored that order.
 
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Kizzy

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I just thought of a pick-up line I once heard.

Do you have any Indian in you?

No

Would you like some?


:razz:
 
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Hot N Bothered

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When I was in school, the guys were told to wear ties to graduation. Every year, some smart aleck decided that a string tie qualified, even though they knew that the administrators really meant a standard tie. I call these guys "smart alecks" because they did it for attention and no other reason. No one paid them any attention, not the administrators or the other students. They never made the news. I can't even remember which guy(s) did it the year we graduated. I doubt anyone remembers except that guy and his mother, who cringe every time they see the pictures. :shrug:
 
Cletus_Vandam

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I love the idea that the kid and his family refuse to meet with the school to get the diploma. CCBOE needs to make a public apology and deliver the diploma to them ASAP.

The dress code called for a tie, he wore a tie. I know there are a few types of ties out there; regular tie (long-don’t know if they have a specific name to their type), then there’s the bow tie, and the bolo tie. Key word here, bolo “TIE”.

If the school had specific requirements, it certainly doesn’t sound as though they were that specific when they called for what kind of tie they wanted and what types they didn’t want... Like the article said, it’s OK to remove your pants and still get a diploma, just don’t wear the wrong tie.

I graduated from McDonough many years ago. They didn’t impress me then; they certainly aren’t doing much to change my opinion today.
 
K_Jo

K_Jo

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My husband is a McDonough graduate. He was so cute with his mullet peeking out from that purple cap. :sigh:

I've never understood why they're so specific with the dress code anyway. There have to be some guidelines so you don't have any nudity, but you're wearing a gown. :shrug: Anybody know why it's such a big deal?
 
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