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  1. 101
    Name: Matt Sands on May 12, 2002
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  2. 102
    Name: Karen Ginder on May 12, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: LET JOEY WALK!! 20 years from now it won't matter, except to Joey. He made no mistakes, the school board did.
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  3. 103
    Name: Irene Renee Petit on May 12, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: No person should be discriminated against anything that most of our society considers to be abnormal, which in actuality, is nothing more than a minor disability. Such attitudes show the ignorance and prejudice of people who think that way. After all, many people have disibilities, yet go on to lead fruitful lives...Joey is one of those special people!
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  4. 104
    Name: Colleen Moore on May 13, 2002
    State: TN
    Country: US
    Comments: I am the mother of a child with Down Syndrome. In my state there are 3 different ways of getting to "walk" . The first is s regular diploma, the second is a special ed diploma, which is different only in the fact that the child didn't passed the state competency tests but fulfilled everything on his IEP, the third is a certificate of attendance. The 2 diplomas look exactly the the same as does the certificate of attendance the difference is that the diplomas show the child has graduated no matter how he did it the sertificate of attendance is just that. Why is Joey not eligible for a special ed diploma A very angry Special Ed Mom
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  5. 105
    Name: Donna Duda on May 13, 2002
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  6. 106
    Name: Janice Sankot on May 13, 2002
    State: MN
    Country: US
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  7. 107
    Name: Bonni Lepic on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: Letting Joey walk doesn't mean that the requirements for graduation are compromised in any way; he still has to complete the material. Have a heart, forsake tradition for a day, and let the kid walk.
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  8. 108
    Name: Becky Gilman on May 13, 2002
    State: MI
    Country: US
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  9. 109
    Name: Dona Marinos on May 13, 2002
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  10. 110
    Name: Linda Hazen on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: I have a sister who has cerebral palsey. I know how the family feels. I say let Joey walk. Walking across the stage will not hurt anybody. But, instead, it should heal a lot of ill feelings. The best part is how "SPECIAL" it will make this young man feel. Maybe one of the few times in his life. Give him a chance!!!!
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  11. 111
    Name: Francis Santora on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
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  12. 112
    Name: Heidi Hite on May 13, 2002
    State: IA
    Country: US
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  13. 113
    Name: Kathy Clark on May 13, 2002
    State: PA
    Country: US
    Comments: Most definitely Joey should be allowed to graduate with his class. I really think the administration should bear the responsiblity of missing that he was a few credits short. I agree, he is not going on to college to be a rocket scientist, so don't take his hope away. Let him walk and then let him do the credits in the fall!
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  14. 114
    Name: Victoria Murray on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: LET HIM WALK!!!
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  15. 115
    Name: Lori Johnson on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: It is unbelievable to me that a School District could be so short-sighted. LET JOEY WALK!
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  16. 116
    Name: Angie Valdez on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
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  17. 117
    Name: Barbara DeDominick on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
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  18. 118
    Name: Tammi Sprague on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: It seems like we have really strayed from any type of compassion when a child that has worked so hard to acheive what many 1000's of kids don't even try to do cannot be rewarded for his efforts. Mr. Sullivan I hope all of your family is always as fortunate as not to incur any learning disabilities and if they are maybe the School and all involved will be alot more human than any of you in Osceola County!
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  19. 119
    Name: Adam Todd on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: This is ridiculous. What if Joey was a on of one of these administrators I don't know what is wrong with the system. Joey will never go to college. It is for his own sake. He has down syndrome; have a heart.
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  20. 120
    Name: Nathan Meyer on May 13, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
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  21. 121
    Name: Kimberly Haberman Bastille on May 13, 2002
    State: CO
    Country: US
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  22. 122
    Name: Joanne Tinsley on May 14, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: I'm an Osceola County resident and I say "Let Joey Walk". I recently completed my classes at Nova Law School and even though I am still working on the 20 page paper that will complete my credits, I had to opportunity to attend my graduation ceremony. I won't be getting the diploma until sometime next month, but even if I had planned to graduate after the summer semester, I could have participated in the ceremony. My law school graduation ceremony, which I didn't attend due to my husband's health, could never mean as much to me as Joey's high school graduation would mean to him. If a graduate school can allow students to have the experience of participating in a ceremony with their friends, regardless of having met the requirements, then I see no reason why a high school can't do the same. Hold the diploma, but Let Joey Walk!
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  23. 123
    Name: Anthony Donohoe on May 14, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: Let Joey Walk. This is not a difficult decission. The school board is making a mountain out of a mole hill. If they dont decide to let him walk I say we give them thire walking papers when it comes to thire re-election. So let him walk.
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  24. 124
    Name: Meredith Smith on May 14, 2002
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    Comments: To not let Joey walk would be a disgrace to the public school system and a disservice to Joey. Having him walk with his classmates and be awarded a certificate of attendance wouldnt be the end of the world. In fact, it would be the honorable thing to do since the school is the one who messed up the situation. How did they expect him to complete the 4 credits needed if he thought he was finished and going to graduate. Where is the justice The school board needs to spend their time and energy with the important matters, like curriculum, money, books, teacher pay, etc..
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  25. 125
    Name: Patricia Bruno on May 14, 2002
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: His aqccomplishment in getting even this far is soooo much more than many others - he should be able to walk and get the diploma after completing the other credits.
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  26. 126
    Name: Pamela Speelman on May 14, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: It seems to me that Joey and his parents thought he had completed his requirements so since the school made the "records" mistake, let Joey walk. When he completes his required studies to receive the "piece of paper" diploma, give it to him then. The ceremony enables him to remember that he did compete with his classmates for education (we must remember that the school was the one in error here). The diploma when needed will get him to his next journey.
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  27. 127
    Name: CHERYL BROTZMAN on May 14, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: JUST LET THE BOY WALK! THIS MAY BE HIS ONLY MOMENT OF GLORY!
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  28. 128
    Name: Chelsea Knapp on May 14, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: To Whom It May Concern, Please Let Joey Walk. I know that there are some other reasons (however small and miniscule in comparison) that the school board may not want to take a chance and for once in their professional careers to step up to the plate for what they feel (not think) is the right thing to do. But they need to do this. If not for Joey then for themselves. We are all human beings. Some of us come in different packaging. I am living proof of what happens when the school board goes out on a limb and decides to give a young adult an opportunity. Without my (behind closed door) diploma I would not have been able to help my ill health mother and my younger sister. You see as a woman in the mid 70's you could not join the military. So it was because of the school board that not only did I receive my diploma but I went on to serve in the United States Army. I believed in defending our Civil rights then and I still do now. To bottom line it. Just try saying it with me. Repeatedly! Only 3 words. Ready Here goes. LET JOEY WALK! LET JOEY WALK! LET JOEY WALK!
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  29. 129
    Name: L Morgan on May 14, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: Letting Joey walk would not cause any big problem for the school or the school board. Many students before him have walked with their class and not received a diploma, why should Joey be any different So he's a few credits short and he can supposidly be done in June. June is too late for him to walk with his classmates and more importantly his sister. Just let him walk with his class and he can finish his school afterwards. It's not right to deny him this once in a lifetime chance because the school was at fault in communication with the family.
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  30. 130
    Name: Michelle Alessandri on May 14, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: Let him walk with his classmates and sister.If the school board would just listen to him and his parents. He doesn't need the diploma he just wants the feeling of walking across the stage with his friends. Good grief, major ivy league schools give honorary diplomas everyday to people who really don't deserve them. Joey does and should not pay the price for the school boards mistake. Come on officals lighten up you will feel good about yourself in the long run. Boy I would hate to be you for re-election.
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  31. 131
    Name: KC Perin on May 14, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: Its hard to believe that members of the facility are supposed to be an example to our children. Its unfortunate that the school principal is not willing to show that his decision may have been made hastily and show the student body that by allowing Joey to walk, that he himself is human. Now that would be an example that I would respect!!
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  32. 132
    Name: Juanita & Ted Schrock on May 15, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: What would be the harm in letting Joey walk with his class, then let him finish the work he needs to aquire his diploma
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  33. 133
    Name: Rose Spina on May 15, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: LET HIM WALK!!!!
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  34. 134
    Name: Tracey Rinehart on May 15, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: He deserves to walk with his classmates..let him get the credits in summer school.
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  35. 135
    Name: Ron Williams on May 15, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: This is a sad commentary on the school administration. Their unwillingness to follow the spirit of the educational process is a black mark on them, on the Florida school system, and on anyone involved in education.
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  36. 136
    Name: Dana Weatherby on May 15, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: There is absolutely no reason to dissallow this child from participating in his classes graduation activities even though he will not receive a diploma. The other children in this class need to learn about acceptance of people with disabilities. What would be a small gesture from the other students and the school board would be an enourmously important memory for one student. It's not a hard questions to answer - let him walk!
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  37. 137
    Name: Pat White on May 15, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: what happened to compassion here.
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  38. 138
    Name: Sabina Nowik on May 15, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: It is a ceremony for seniors. They should be able to walk if they want. It is not like they are giving them the actual diploma, which is what actually signifies graduation. Our school systems in Florida are so pety when it comes to stuff like this. They like to make bigger deals out of the small stuff and dont know how to handle the big things. They will push a failing regular ed kid through school because he is "too big to either stay in elementary or middle school". SO isnt this the same thing
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  39. 139
    Name: Aurora Lugo on May 15, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: PR
    Comments: let joey walk in recognition of his hard work.
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  40. 140
    Name: Karen Howard on May 15, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: I think Joey should be allowed to walk with his classmates!
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  41. 141
    Name: Kelly Greenier on May 15, 2002
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  42. 142
    Name: Jennifer Tucker on May 15, 2002
    State: NJ
    Country: US
    Comments: Let him walk you monsters
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  43. 143
    Name: Margaret Tucker on May 15, 2002
    State: NJ
    Country: US
    Comments: I feel that it is VERY IMPORTANT that Joey walks with his class.
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  44. 144
    Name: Nick Maroulis on May 16, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: It was the school administration's fault, they should make good on their error.
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  45. 145
    Name: Kathy Taulbee on May 16, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: This whole situation stinks. It's obvious that the Osceola school bureaucrats are just administrators and not educators, otherwise this situation would not have escalated to this rediculous level
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  46. 146
    Name: Kenneth Bell on Aug 14, 2002
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: I live in st.cloud and I think this whole thing is just stupid i mean i go to schs to and there shouldnt be anything wrong with letting joey walk i think he should walk across that stage just to find out what it feels like. I think that the man/woman that is making this turn in to an uproar is beening really stupid it would be just if they were in joeys shoes they would want to go across the stage and they know that they would.
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  47. 147
    Name: Michael Jonhson on Aug 14, 2002
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  48. 148
    Name: Michael Jonhson on Aug 14, 2002
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  49. 149
    Name: Scotty Mcalister on Aug 14, 2002
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  50. 150
    Name: Heather Johnson on Aug 14, 2002
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