yay!! sometimes life experiences are more educational than summer school.

Not a repeat. This time they are letting the girl pass

I don't even see why this should be a problem. I know when I graduated the folks that didn't pass still go to walk with the rest of the class. The only difference is when they got their little diploma holder it didn't actually have a diploma in it.

xbattlewax: I don't even see why this should be a problem. I know when I graduated the folks that didn't pass still go to walk with the rest of the class. The only difference is when they got their little diploma holder it didn't actually have a diploma in it.

ours never had the diploma in it, we didn't get ours till 2-3 weeks after the ceremony.

In my day wen passed high school twice with two cancer surgeries.

What a waste of school resources. You would think there would be one bright administrator, who would have thought if this ever got out to the press, they would just wind up letting her attend graduation.

whine enough and you can get anything. Now that's a lesson learned.

Goldeneye007: ours never had the diploma in it, we didn't get ours till 2-3 weeks after the ceremony.

Me too, both high school and college. I still haven't receive my grad school diploma (5 years later), although I haven't asked for it.

I was bummed when I heard they weren't gonna let sickie graduate. Kudos to the schoolies!

A graduation ceremony was really that important? From a public school in the USA? Wow... I wish that girl would have died of cancer. It seems the experience hasn't taught her about hard work, determination and what's really important. Like we nee another one liike her.
/"You don't know what I've been through!"
//Oh, I know, I just don't care because you're wasting your life
\not saying that fun isn't important
\\just high school

So you guys get the official paper all rolled up at the ceremony?
Mine came in a reinforced cardboard enveloppe just so that doesn't happen...

seminole87: is this a pete?


No, it's a "FOLLOW-UP." Please try to pay attention.

OK, I understand that the kid has been through a LOT, but I still don't see why that means she gets to graduate early, before completing the graduation requirements.

/Sick = special treatment
//But where do you draw the line?

Way to cave into pressure school board.

She's five credits shy of graduation, but hey in the sprit of not hurting her willte feelings, the district caved and decided she could sit with her classmates and graduate as long as she completes one final English paper.

One paper is worth five credits now?

dangelder

In my day wen passed high school twice with two cancer surgeries.

Up hill, both ways?

JohnnyRebel88: Not a repeat. This time they are letting the girl pass

No, this is a repeat of the one about the "everybody gets a trophy" generation entering the work force.

I can't wait until the cancer card becomes a valid replacement for pilot school or nuclear power plant safety inspection certification.

seminole87: is this a pete?

No, it's a .

/Behold the power of Fark!

Ah damn, I need to change the HEPA filters because I got something in my eye again. And this time, it lodged in my throat too.

Good thing they did, too. The only reason this poor kid didn't have the units is because one asshat teacher would not accommodate. The school district could get the shiat sued out of them for violating Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires access to federally funded programs, including all public schools, for individuals with disabilities. The definition of disability under this federal law is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. This should absolutely have qualified her. For students who are eligible under this law, accommodations must be made to eliminate barriers to their participation in school and school activities for which they would be eligible if they did not have a disability. The district had a duty to craft a specific plan for her to accommodate her disability. They farked up.

Whatthefark: Way to cave into pressure school board.

She's five credits shy of graduation, but hey in the sprit of not hurting her willte feelings, the district caved and decided she could sit with her classmates and graduate as long as she completes one final English paper.

One paper is worth five credits now?

This.

"Blah blah blah, I had cancer!"

Suck it up and deal with another year of high school.

... after reading beachhousemike's comment... never mind.

Goldeneye007: ours never had the diploma in it, we didn't get ours till 2-3 weeks after the ceremony.

We got ours in a classroom about an hour after the ceremony. The teachers (those known for telling the truth rather than parroting the nonsense that the admins shoveled out) told us that it was to make sure that we behaved during the ceremony.

Anyway, she should have been allowed to walk from the start. She may not have officially graduated at that time but she was certainly close enough that walking didn't matter.

/we didn't behave
//still got the piece of paper

beachhousemike: Good thing they did, too. The only reason this poor kid didn't have the units is because one asshat teacher would not accommodate. The school district could get the shiat sued out of them for violating Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires access to federally funded programs, including all public schools, for individuals with disabilities. The definition of disability under this federal law is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. This should absolutely have qualified her. For students who are eligible under this law, accommodations must be made to eliminate barriers to their participation in school and school activities for which they would be eligible if they did not have a disability. The district had a duty to craft a specific plan for her to accommodate her disability. They farked up.

THIS

The school should prepare for massive civil rape.

amaranthe: OK, I understand that the kid has been through a LOT, but I still don't see why that means she gets to graduate early, before completing the graduation requirements.


Which, for the 1000th time, would be completely avoided if she were simply allowed to walk in commencement but not officially graduate until her summer school class were over.

thelordofcheese: A graduation ceremony was really that important? From a public school in the USA? Wow... I wish that girl would have died of cancer. It seems the experience hasn't taught her about hard work, determination and what's really important. Like we nee another one liike her.
/"You don't know what I've been through!"
//Oh, I know, I just don't care because you're wasting your life
\not saying that fun isn't important
\\just high school

your troll-fu is weak

beachhousemike: Good thing they did, too. The only reason this poor kid didn't have the units is because one asshat teacher would not accommodate. The school district could get the shiat sued out of them for violating Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires access to federally funded programs, including all public schools, for individuals with disabilities. The definition of disability under this federal law is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. This should absolutely have qualified her. For students who are eligible under this law, accommodations must be made to eliminate barriers to their participation in school and school activities for which they would be eligible if they did not have a disability. The district had a duty to craft a specific plan for her to accommodate her disability. They farked up.

They're talking about eliminating actual barriers (like making wheelchair ramps and stuff), not just giving her an A for stuff that she didn't learn.

In situations like this I'm glad the rules were broken. I can't even really remember my high school graduation - it didn't mean that much to me. However, it means a lot to this girl and she went through hell and was only 5 credits short. That's a lot of hard work on her part.

I wish this girl a lot of good luck in the future. Hopefully the cancer stays away.

I came here to see if anyone else was confused by [ SQRT ] in the headline... then I checked the page with a regular browser and I see the Square-root symbol was used as check marks. Aha, I see now.

/text browser at work
//every site is SFW when you use a text browser

Wow, this thread is just FULL of sad trolling attempts.

What happened to the clever trolls? Are they on strike, and did we get stuck with the scabs?

thelordofcheese: A graduation ceremony was really that important? From a public school in the USA? Wow... I wish that girl would have died of cancer. It seems the experience hasn't taught her about hard work, determination and what's really important. Like we nee another one liike her.
/"You don't know what I've been through!"
//Oh, I know, I just don't care because you're wasting your life
\not saying that fun isn't important
\\just high school

I concur with PortWineBoy...

skinink: What a waste of school resources. You would think there would be one bright administrator, who would have thought if this ever got out to the press, they would just wind up letting her attend graduation.

There's the problem right there.

serial_crusher: They're talking about eliminating actual barriers (like making wheelchair ramps and stuff), not just giving her an A for stuff that she didn't learn.

Not being able to show up to class to turn in homework and take tests and quizzes sounds like a pretty significant barrier to me.

Failing the kid who's trying to keep up with classes but misses some of the due dates because she's at home recovering from a chemo session isn't fair, and you can't justify holding that against her.

LouDobbsAwaaaay: Which, for the 1000th time, would be completely avoided if she were simply allowed to walk in commencement but not officially graduate until her summer school class were over.

Which for the 1000th time makes ZERO sense, because for most kids it's the ACT of walking that "means graduation", not the piece of paper that comes in the mail weeks later. The commencement walk is the part that gets recognition and accolades -- that's the part where people stand up and clap for you because you've COMPLETED SCHOOL. If you walk before completing school, you're "graduating early".

Follow up in 3 months: High school student with cancer never completed final English paper and won't receive her diploma.

Parents: Rarrrrrgh! Cancer!

This is just like my undergrad except replace cancer surgery with smoking too much pot and the freebie on the remaining course with having to take Renaissance history to graduate.

/good times :)

Mega_Doof: Follow up in 3 months: High school student with cancer never completed final English paper and won't receive her diploma.

Parents: Rarrrrrgh! Cancer!

If she was doing well enough in school to keep up with all but one class while dealing with surgeries, chemo appointments, and the day or two of recovery that follows, I'd think she's responsible enough to handle that one remaining paper.

IMDWalrus: serial_crusher: They're talking about eliminating actual barriers (like making wheelchair ramps and stuff), not just giving her an A for stuff that she didn't learn.

Not being able to show up to class to turn in homework and take tests and quizzes sounds like a pretty significant barrier to me.

Failing the kid who's trying to keep up with classes but misses some of the due dates because she's at home recovering from a chemo session isn't fair, and you can't justify holding that against her.

Pretty amazing kid doing school work during chemo. She could have just home schooled during this, but she attempt to stay with her class. What a WINNER.

Honestly, this girl must have worked her ass off to only be behind 5 credits. Two surgeries and WEEKS of radiation? And that's just since December.
I think this was completely fair. Cancer wasn't her fault, and she shouldn't lose any more of her life because of it.
So much of high school is just busy work, a final paper for English sounds sufficient to me...

IMDWalrus: Failing the kid who's trying to keep up with classes but misses some of the due dates because she's at home recovering from a chemo session isn't fair, and you can't justify holding that against her.

You can on the internets.

IMDWalrus: serial_crusher: They're talking about eliminating actual barriers (like making wheelchair ramps and stuff), not just giving her an A for stuff that she didn't learn.

Not being able to show up to class to turn in homework and take tests and quizzes sounds like a pretty significant barrier to me.

Failing the kid who's trying to keep up with classes but misses some of the due dates because she's at home recovering from a chemo session isn't fair, and you can't justify holding that against her.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS


All you assholes in the audience, please STFU now.

TheGreatZarquon:

Wow, this thread is just FULL of sad trolling attempts.

What happened to the clever trolls? Are they on strike, and did we get stuck with the scabs?


If there's anything worse than a troll, it's a scab troll.

How about a moment of silence for the poor cancer she selfishly murdered?

beachhousemike: Good thing they did, too. The only reason this poor kid didn't have the units is because one asshat teacher would not accommodate. The school district could get the shiat sued out of them for violating Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires access to federally funded programs, including all public schools, for individuals with disabilities. The definition of disability under this federal law is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. This should absolutely have qualified her. For students who are eligible under this law, accommodations must be made to eliminate barriers to their participation in school and school activities for which they would be eligible if they did not have a disability. The district had a duty to craft a specific plan for her to accommodate her disability. They farked up.

A reasonable solution in their opinion, could have been to have her graduate the next year. Unless the school did something to prevent her from being able to attend classes, this doesn't apply.

Not that I agree with the school. I don't. They could have just let her walk with her friends and have her make up the class later.

Small-minded bureaucrats. Bullies. Cowards.

ridcullylives: THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS


All you assholes in the audience, please STFU now.

Remember this, please, when the next thousand parents demand graduation for their students who were 'too sick' or had other (valid or not) 'barriers' to their child completing the graduation requirements.

/Will it happen? In the lawsuit-happy US, what do YOU think?!?
//Cue the my-kid-too lawsuits in 3...2...1...
///I wish I was kidding...

ridcullylives: IMDWalrus: serial_crusher: They're talking about eliminating actual barriers (like making wheelchair ramps and stuff), not just giving her an A for stuff that she didn't learn.

Not being able to show up to class to turn in homework and take tests and quizzes sounds like a pretty significant barrier to me.

Failing the kid who's trying to keep up with classes but misses some of the due dates because she's at home recovering from a chemo session isn't fair, and you can't justify holding that against her.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS


All you assholes in the audience, please STFU now.

Maybe they'll get karma cancer and experience the struggle this kid was challenged with. Gwinnett County outside of Atlanta has one of the largest Relay of Life events in the U.S. Tough seeing what the people are going through, especially the kids.

dangelder: In my day wen passed high school twice with two cancer surgeries.

With Kemo BOTH WAYS.

amaranthe: Remember this, please, when the next thousand parents demand graduation for their students who were 'too sick' or had other (valid or not) 'barriers' to their child completing the graduation requirements.

'Sick' is having flu, diarreah, or any other simply thing that will go in about one of two days, a week tops.

This is farking cancer, it's tissue degeneration. It takes much more time than flu to recover (IF you recover).

The day that cancer can be cured as a headache, that'll be the day I will concede your comment.

amaranthe: LouDobbsAwaaaay: Which, for the 1000th time, would be completely avoided if she were simply allowed to walk in commencement but not officially graduate until her summer school class were over.

Which for the 1000th time makes ZERO sense, because for most kids it's the ACT of walking that "means graduation", not the piece of paper that comes in the mail weeks later. .

If they think that, they're too stupid to graduate.

DoomDoomDoom: Whatthefark: Way to cave into pressure school board.

She's five credits shy of graduation, but hey in the sprit of not hurting her willte feelings, the district caved and decided she could sit with her classmates and graduate as long as she completes one final English paper.

One paper is worth five credits now?

This.

"Blah blah blah, I had cancer!"

Suck it up and deal with another year of high school.

I truly hope you are being sarcastic. If not, then I truly hope you come down with cancer yourself if you think it is so easy to live a normal life while undergoing treatment after treatment.