The school board has reversed their decision and these students will return to class to finish their final year. This outcome proves that collective focus can address an imbalance in how our school system handles discipline. We have achieved our goal but I hope we continue to keep a watchful …
February 10, 2014
Final supporters
Clearly we need an explanation of the policies and procedures for Grady County Schools. I don't understand how a child can be bullied to the extreme and the bully is suspended for a few days but a few great children pull a senior prank and get the book thrown at them. This really is sad and somebody needs to step up. I'll stand up for these kids any day in court and give my opinion. Sadly our school system has failed us as parents and I am going to voice my opinion about it. These kids are just trying to make their last year a year to remember, as did each class before them, and our County is trying to take that from them. Stand up Grady County and speak out about our children because if we don't who will?!?!?!
As we all know, a group of Seniors from Cairo High School decided to play a Senior prank. I won't get into details concerning the prank, but no physical harm was caused to anyone and the prank was harmless.All the children involved are great children. To punish them to the extreme of felony charges and not allow them to return to school after their 10 day suspension is an extreme punishment. All the kids have been suspended from school and that is punishment enough. After the suspension is completed these kids should be allowed to return to school and graduate with their class. These kids have worked hard from the very first day of Pre-K/Kindergarten to their Senior year and to take that away from them would be a shame. All the obstacles and achievements these kids have overcome and accomplished are honestly quite rewarding in itself knowing that one day they would be able to walk across that stage and receive their diploma realizing it was all worth it.
In starting this petition I'm hoping the parents of children in our school district will stand up and speak out and not let these kids futures and lives be ruined because of a prank. I started this petition because I would like for the School Board to take in to consideration the facts that these kids did no harm to any particular individual and it was never intended to go as far as it did, have all charges dismissed, and allow these kids to return to school. Also, to please remember these kids have their entire lives ahead of them.
This is their senior year and these kids are just trying to have fun and make it a year they will remember forever. I believe with all my heart that a valuable lesson has been learned from this and these kids have remorse for what was doneUpdates
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January 12, 2014
12 Comments
These kids are good students and they have worked so hard to get to graduation. A mistake like this shouldnt keep them from walking across that stage with their friends.
Ridiculous that the school is going after them like this. Everyone did dumb things when they were 18. Let them graduate and move on.
My heart hurts for these seniors. They made a mistake but felony charges are way over the line. Let them finish school!
I am by no means perfect. I recognize that. I have also made MANY mistakes, I know that because I have suffered my consequences from each.
If you are not signing the petition and standing with these parents then keep your negative comments to yourself. Obviously we are all human and we make bad decisions. I'm sure neither of you are perfect in any way, shape, or form.
Jennifer Mcclenny
So are you saying if I keep all of the little rules, it's okay to break the big ones? Do you need an explanation from the school policies where it should define that if a crime is committed against the school but it's by a group of "great students" then we should just sweep it under the rug? Actually, I think you should go into the details of the prank--tell us about the good natured fun that went into this prank. I'm sure it's a tough one for a parent to swallow, but sometimes your good kids royally screw up. A felony isn't defined based on whether the person who commits the crime was previously "good" or "bad." Consequences aren't the result of the people that make the choices, they're the result of the choices that the people make. Being a good person most of the time doesn't exempt you from the consequences of the bad choices you make some of the time and as a parent is this really a delusion you want to sell your kid into? Get an extended holiday vacation to sit at home and watch Netflix then have all the charges dismissed?? Now that's laughable.
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The school board has reversed their decision and these students will return to class to finish their final year. This outcome proves that collective focus can address an imbalance in how our school system handles discipline. We have achieved our goal but I hope we continue to keep a watchful …
February 10, 2014
Final supporters
Clearly we need an explanation of the policies and procedures for Grady County Schools. I don't understand how a child can be bullied to the extreme and the bully is suspended for a few days but a few great children pull a senior prank and get the book thrown at them. This really is sad and somebody needs to step up. I'll stand up for these kids any day in court and give my opinion. Sadly our school system has failed us as parents and I am going to voice my opinion about it. These kids are just trying to make their last year a year to remember, as did each class before them, and our County is trying to take that from them. Stand up Grady County and speak out about our children because if we don't who will?!?!?!
As we all know, a group of Seniors from Cairo High School decided to play a Senior prank. I won't get into details concerning the prank, but no physical harm was caused to anyone and the prank was harmless.All the children involved are great children. To punish them to the extreme of felony charges and not allow them to return to school after their 10 day suspension is an extreme punishment. All the kids have been suspended from school and that is punishment enough. After the suspension is completed these kids should be allowed to return to school and graduate with their class. These kids have worked hard from the very first day of Pre-K/Kindergarten to their Senior year and to take that away from them would be a shame. All the obstacles and achievements these kids have overcome and accomplished are honestly quite rewarding in itself knowing that one day they would be able to walk across that stage and receive their diploma realizing it was all worth it.
In starting this petition I'm hoping the parents of children in our school district will stand up and speak out and not let these kids futures and lives be ruined because of a prank. I started this petition because I would like for the School Board to take in to consideration the facts that these kids did no harm to any particular individual and it was never intended to go as far as it did, have all charges dismissed, and allow these kids to return to school. Also, to please remember these kids have their entire lives ahead of them.
This is their senior year and these kids are just trying to have fun and make it a year they will remember forever. I believe with all my heart that a valuable lesson has been learned from this and these kids have remorse for what was doneUpdates
Reached 100 supporters
January 12, 2014
12 Comments
These kids broke into a locked building and damaged school property and just because they are the top kids we are suppose to be light on them. Nooooo. From several accounts some of the kids even showed up drunk and high for this prank. It was the kids whose parents have condoned drinking and even held "drinking" parties at their houses when they were younger. Instead of teaching them to party and how to have a good time why not start teaching responsibility and what consequences come from ones actions. This is not for all the kids because most of the kids are truly good kids from good families.
These kids are good students and they have worked so hard to get to graduation. A mistake like this shouldnt keep them from walking across that stage with their friends.
Ridiculous that the school is going after them like this. Everyone did dumb things when they were 18. Let them graduate and move on.
My heart hurts for these seniors. They made a mistake but felony charges are way over the line. Let them finish school!
I am by no means perfect. I recognize that. I have also made MANY mistakes, I know that because I have suffered my consequences from each.
If you are not signing the petition and standing with these parents then keep your negative comments to yourself. Obviously we are all human and we make bad decisions. I'm sure neither of you are perfect in any way, shape, or form.
Jennifer Mcclenny
So are you saying if I keep all of the little rules, it's okay to break the big ones? Do you need an explanation from the school policies where it should define that if a crime is committed against the school but it's by a group of "great students" then we should just sweep it under the rug? Actually, I think you should go into the details of the prank--tell us about the good natured fun that went into this prank. I'm sure it's a tough one for a parent to swallow, but sometimes your good kids royally screw up. A felony isn't defined based on whether the person who commits the crime was previously "good" or "bad." Consequences aren't the result of the people that make the choices, they're the result of the choices that the people make. Being a good person most of the time doesn't exempt you from the consequences of the bad choices you make some of the time and as a parent is this really a delusion you want to sell your kid into? Get an extended holiday vacation to sit at home and watch Netflix then have all the charges dismissed?? Now that's laughable.
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These kids broke into a locked building and damaged school property and just because they are the top kids we are suppose to be light on them. Nooooo. From several accounts some of the kids even showed up drunk and high for this prank. It was the kids whose parents have condoned drinking and even held "drinking" parties at their houses when they were younger. Instead of teaching them to party and how to have a good time why not start teaching responsibility and what consequences come from ones actions. This is not for all the kids because most of the kids are truly good kids from good families.