Comments on: 7 Charged With Cheering At Graduation

Spectators Arrested, Accused Of Disorderly Conduct At High School Ceremony In Columbia, S.C.

[ccmcg11]

I graduated from this school in 2006, and we have had this policy in place for years.I''m pretty sure it started back in 2002.The seniors that year voted not to allow audience members to cheer so that the ceremony could be finished in a timely manner seeing as our graduating classes are usually around 600 students.Yes, I understand that this is a proud day for many families.But celebration is what the rest of the day is for.Graduation is a dignified and solemn event and should be approached with respect, not rowdy disturbances because your child finally passed English 4.
The community is well aware of the consequences involved with this type of behavior as they are told multiple times prior to the event.Weeks before graduation, all the graduating seniors of Fort Mill are asked to sign an agreement that they understand that these types of disturbances are not allowed at the ceremony.If the students do not sign this agreement, they do not receive their tickets to graduation.Each ticket, might I add%2

[ccmcg11]

I graduated from this school in 2006, and we have had this policy in place for years.I''m pretty sure it started back in 2002.The seniors that year voted not to allow audience members to cheer so that the ceremony could be finished in a timely manner seeing as our graduating classes are usually around 600 students.Yes, I understand that this is a proud day for many families.But celebration is what the rest of the day is for.Graduation is a dignified and solemn event and should be approached with respect, not rowdy disturbances because your child finally passed English 4.
The community is well aware of the consequences involved with this type of behavior as they are told multiple times prior to the event.Weeks before graduation, all the graduating seniors of Fort Mill are asked to sign an agreement that they understand that these types of disturbances are not allowed at the ceremony.If the students do not sign this agreement, they do not receive their tickets to graduation.Each ticket, might I add, has this policy printed on them as well.Also, every year the community paper prints a copy of the expected behavior the week before graduation.Upon entering the coliseum, the guests are again reminded and warned of these consequences.So, these 7 people were well aware of what their actions would get them.

[ccmcg11]

I graduated from this school in 2006, and we have had this policy in place for years. I''m pretty sure it started back in 2002. The seniors that year voted not to allow audience members to cheer so that the ceremony could be finished in a timely manner seeing as our graduating classes are usually around 600 students. Yes, I understand that this is a proud day for many families. But celebration is what the rest of the day is for. Graduation is a dignified and solemn event and should be approached with respect, not rowdy disturbances because your child finally passed English 4.
The community is well aware of the consequences involved with this type of behavior as they are told multiple times prior to the event. Weeks before graduation, all the graduating seniors of Fort Mill are asked to sign an agreement that they understand that these types of disturbances are not allowed at the ceremony. If the students do not sign this agreement, they do not receive their tickets to graduati

[ccmcg11]

I graduated from this school in 2006, and we have had this policy in place for years. I''m pretty sure it started back in 2002. The seniors that year voted not to allow audience members to cheer so that the ceremony could be finished in a timely manner seeing as our graduating classes are usually around 600 students. Yes, I understand that this is a proud day for many families. But celebration is what the rest of the day is for. Graduation is a dignified and solemn event and should be approached with respect, not rowdy disturbances because your child finally passed English 4.
The community is well aware of the consequences involved with this type of behavior as they are told multiple times prior to the event. Weeks before graduation, all the graduating seniors of Fort Mill are asked to sign an agreement that they understand that these types of disturbances are not allowed at the ceremony. If the students do not sign this agreement, they do not receive their tickets to graduati

[ccmcg11]

I graduated from this school in 2006, and we have had this policy in place for years. I''m pretty sure it started back in 2002. The seniors that year voted not to allow audience members to cheer so that the ceremony could be finished in a timely manner seeing as our graduating classes are usually around 600 students. Yes, I understand that this is a proud day for many families. But celebration is what the rest of the day is for. Graduation is a dignified and solemn event and should be approached with respect, not rowdy disturbances because your child finally passed English 4.
The community is well aware of the consequences involved with this type of behavior as they are told multiple times prior to the event. Weeks before graduation, all the graduating seniors of Fort Mill are asked to sign an agreement that they understand that these types of disturbances are not allowed at the ceremony. If the students do not sign this agreement, they do not receive their tickets to graduati

[kansas1946]

AP) When Rock Hill school officials tell commencement crowds to hold their applause until the end, they mean it - police arrested seven people after they were accused of loud cheering during the ceremonies.

Six people at Fort Mill High School''s graduation were charged Saturday and a seventh at the graduation for York Comprehensive High School was charged Friday with disorderly conduct, authorities said. Police said the seven yelled after students'' names were called.
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If I could figure out how to draw a swastika on here, I would. American schools are turning into concentration camps.

[texanforlogi]

I can understand emotions are high for students'''' achievements, but if everybody cheered for every student, the ceremony would last for hours
Posted by Displeased at 09:41 AM : Jun 11, 2008

So what if the ceremony lasts for hours? These kids deserve to be cheered, and cheered LOUDLY. Yes, jocks often get a large proportion of the cheers, but any proud parent (or a relieved parent!) should be able to cheer. I usually ask who the people around me are there for and cheer for them too. This is a lousy rule.

[kelly307]

Thank you, sroal2002! Rock Hill is about 10 miles south of Charlotte, right across the border. Rock Hill is really getting a bad rap over this, and it is a beautiful town full of wonderful people. In any town in any state of this great country, you''re going to find some jerk in any group of people who wants to ruin something for somebody else. It''s part of life. Please don''t judge a whole city (or a whole region of the country) based on some ill-advised actions. The police department and school district were simply trying to make the graduation ceremony pleasant for everybody, and it just went overboard.

[sroal2002]

*Thumbs up* to Kelly!
Nice retort.

Rock hill though? Why not Charlotte, up here in the slightly more edumacated NC

[kelly307]

I live in Rock Hill, SC where this took place, and actually, there''s a bit more to the story than what''s reported. This started several years ago when people starting bringing air horns to graduation ceremonies and promptly discharging "bbbrrraahhhh" while their graduate crossed the stage. You can imagine how wonderful that would be to hear. The subsequent years, they had other threats and policies, but disruptive activity kept going on. While I do agree that arresting is going a wee bit too far, perhaps a fine would be better, I believe every graduate and their family deserves the right, respect, and dignity that comes with graduating. Now, as far as you Northerners who think you''re so much better than Southerners, I am originally from Rockford, IL, and I have lived here since ''96. Get off your *** high horses. I haven''t seen Rednecks as bad down here as I did in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Get over yourselves already. You''re no better than anybody else. You''re just not smart enough to move from a region that gets snow dumped on them for six months out of the year.