POS Alert- Senatobia,MS. School Supt. Jay Foster

[travelinman67]

http://houston.cbslocal.com/2015/06/03/ ... raduation/

Supt. Jay Foster, who had asked for parents to hold applause until after all HS graduates had crossed the stage at their graduation ceremony, has sworn out a criminal complaint for "disturbing the peace" against family members who cheered for their kids.

Yes, really.

I'd LOVE to be in the Executive Session at the next School Board meeting...

"Mista Superintendent...I mean, Son, please, for the love of our Lord Jesus, will you please explain to us WHAT in the world you were thinkin'?
Have you been gettin' enough roughage in your diet?"

[dbackjon]

That's just ridiculous.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Obama voters are

[HI54UNI]

Wow! Every time I see stories like this I am thankful that I work with a school supt. that is not only intelligent but also has common sense.

[JohnStOnge]

You know, I wouldn't have gone that far but at the same time you have to be a prick to yell in a situation like that when you're asked not to yell. I don't have any sympathy for the people charged. Just don't be a dick by yelling when you were just asked not to yell and told that you'd be asked to leave if you did.

[Chizzang]

You know, I wouldn't have gone that far but at the same time you have to be a prick to yell in a situation like that when you're asked not to yell. I don't have any sympathy for the people charged. Just don't be a dick by yelling when you were just asked not to yell and told that you'd be asked to leave if you did.

but in ALL FAIRNESS asked to leave is a fg*ck of a lot different than "and ticketed $500"
I might chose to do something I was told not to do - if the consequences were stated as:
and "You will be asked to leave"

But to exclude the bomb "and then be ticketed $500" is a bit of a con...

[Pwns]

If you have been to as many graduations as I have and have seen as many instances of inconsiderate people letting out shrieks and hollers when their graduate's name is called out after repeatedly being told to hold all applause to the end you might have more understanding for this sup. People seem completely oblivious to the fact that there are other people walking besides their son, daughter, half sibling, cousin, or whatever.

It's excessive, but I don't have a lot of sympathy for these folks.

[travelinman67]

Their children are graduating from high school. I guess the teachers and administration in attendance can't commit an extra 30-40 minutes while the parents applaud and cheer.

I've been to more graduation ceremonies than I could remember, and every one of them had people applauding and cheering throughout...even when the attendees had been asked to refrain until the end.

So the fuck what!

Folks who get uptight about parents/family/friends demonstrating recognition for their child/friend's success need counseling and probably should be medicated.

Get a life.

[kalm]

A bit harsh perhaps, but cheering that hard for someone graduating high school just might be a you problem.

[travelinman67]

A bit harsh perhaps, but cheering that hard for someone graduating high school just might be a you problem.

Says the guy whose parents supported his education.

Move to Senatobia, MS, change your skin color, grow up in poverty, THEN tell me how meaningless graduating from HS is...

I've attended three non-familial graduations for women who became pregnant during HS, dropped out, then were re-admitted and allowed to complete HS as a single parent.

For some people, HS graduation IS a big accomplishment.

And, BTW, all three of those women went on to complete college with the support of friends, and I was able two attend two of the three college graduation ceremonies.

And I applauded and cheered for them...

...my apologies for my character flaw.

[D1B]

A bit harsh perhaps, but cheering that hard for someone graduating high school just might be a you problem.

Says the guy whose parents supported his education.

Move to Senatobia, MS, change your skin color, grow up in poverty, THEN tell me how meaningless graduating from HS is...

I've attended three non-familial graduations for women who became pregnant during HS, dropped out, then were re-admitted and allowed to complete HS as a single parent.

For some people, HS graduation IS a big accomplishment.

And, BTW, all three of those women went on to complete college with the support of friends, and I was able two attend two of the three college graduation ceremonies.

And I applauded and cheered for them...

...my apologies for my character flaw.

Nice fucking lie, Tman6.93.

[andy7171]

I intentially clapped loudly once last night when my daughter's name was called. I'm a fucking rebel.

[kalm]

A bit harsh perhaps, but cheering that hard for someone graduating high school just might be a you problem.

Says the guy whose parents supported his education.

Move to Senatobia, MS, change your skin color, grow up in poverty, THEN tell me how meaningless graduating from HS is...

I've attended three non-familial graduations for women who became pregnant during HS, dropped out, then were re-admitted and allowed to complete HS as a single parent.

For some people, HS graduation IS a big accomplishment.

And, BTW, all three of those women went on to complete college with the support of friends, and I was able two attend two of the three college graduation ceremonies.

And I applauded and cheered for them...

...my apologies for my character flaw.

To quote Tosh:

"High School? How'd ya do it?"

[travelinman67]

Says the guy whose parents supported his education.

Move to Senatobia, MS, change your skin color, grow up in poverty, THEN tell me how meaningless graduating from HS is...

I've attended three non-familial graduations for women who became pregnant during HS, dropped out, then were re-admitted and allowed to complete HS as a single parent.

For some people, HS graduation IS a big accomplishment.

And, BTW, all three of those women went on to complete college with the support of friends, and I was able two attend two of the three college graduation ceremonies.

And I applauded and cheered for them...

...my apologies for my character flaw.

Nice fucking lie, Tman6.93.

Some of us have a soul, King Troll.

[Ibanez]

Says the guy whose parents supported his education.

Move to Senatobia, MS, change your skin color, grow up in poverty, THEN tell me how meaningless graduating from HS is...

I've attended three non-familial graduations for women who became pregnant during HS, dropped out, then were re-admitted and allowed to complete HS as a single parent.

For some people, HS graduation IS a big accomplishment.

And, BTW, all three of those women went on to complete college with the support of friends, and I was able two attend two of the three college graduation ceremonies.

And I applauded and cheered for them...

...my apologies for my character flaw.

To quote Tosh:

"High School? How'd ya do it?"

"Some of you are going to die tonight."

[kalm]

To quote Tosh:

"High School? How'd ya do it?"

"Some of you are going to die tonight."

[dbackjon]

Their children are graduating from high school. I guess the teachers and administration in attendance can't commit an extra 30-40 minutes while the parents applaud and cheer.

I've been to more graduation ceremonies than I could remember, and every one of them had people applauding and cheering throughout...even when the attendees had been asked to refrain until the end.

So the fuck what!

Folks who get uptight about parents/family/friends demonstrating recognition for their child/friend's success need counseling and probably should be medicated.

Get a life.

Spot on T-man!

[AZGrizFan]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/06/ ... ation.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A group of people in Senatobia, Miss., have been charged with disrupting a high school graduation ceremony by hootin’, hollerin’ and carryin’ on like their mommas didn’t raise ’em right.

Three family members were served warrants for allegedly disturbing the peace at the Senatobia High School graduation ceremony on May 21. The warrants threaten jail time and a $500 bond. A fourth excessive shouter is still on the loose and has not been served.

“It’s crazy,” Henry Walker told television station WREG. “The fact that I might have to bond out of jail, pay court costs or a $500 fine for expressing my love, it’s ridiculous, man. It’s ridiculous.”

Ursula Miller got collared after she gave her niece a shout-out.

“I can understand they can escort me out of the graduation, but to say they going to put me in jail for it. What else are they allowed to do?”

Foster has been castigated in both the mainstream media and the conservative media. But he said he believes he did the right thing – and I guarantee you that folks will think about misbehaving in the future.

Well, there’s a bit more to this story, according to Jay Foster, the superintendent of the school system – and the man who swore out those warrants.

Four years ago the high school graduation ceremony in Mississippi’s Five Star City resembled an episode of “The Jerry Springer Show.”

“That’s what we felt like our graduation ceremony had been turned into,” Foster told me. “It was who can be the loudest – who can take the attention away from the kids the most.”

That was Foster’s first year on the job, and what happened during that ceremony left an indelible mark.

“There was yelling and catcalling and people would get up and leave while we were calling out students’ names,” he said. “A family came up to me afterwards and said they had enjoyed their 12 years here but it was a shame that their last impression of Senatobia High School was graduation. They didn’t even get to see their daughter or hear their daughter because of all the noise and the way people acted.”

The district implemented a number of policies and procedures meant to restore order and decorum to high school graduation.

“We feel an obligation to all our graduates – not just the ones whose parents decide they want to excessively celebrate,” Foster said.

But that still did not stop a group of four individuals from disrupting this year’s festivities.

“They would get up and move around the coliseum and holler out – knowing someone was coming to get them – but basically they were saying to us, ‘There’s nothing you can do – we’re going to disrupt it anyway,’” he said. “It was a blatant disregard for authority.”

Some folks have tried to make the issue about race, but Foster pointed out that two of the individuals are black and two are white.

Foster has been castigated in both the mainstream media and the conservative media. But he said he believes he did the right thing – and I guarantee you that folks will think about misbehaving in the future.

“I am compelled to do what I think is right for all our graduates,” he said. “That’s part of what’s wrong with our society today. Everything is about ‘me.’ ‘I have a right to disrupt if it’s for my child.’
“But you are not thinking about the other 102 kids sitting there. They have every right to be heard and seen and recognized.”

Remember, folks … It’s a high school graduation ceremony – not a professional wrestling match. So stop acting the fool.

And now you know the REST of the story....fuckers deserved it.

[kalm]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/06/ ... ation.html

A group of people in Senatobia, Miss., have been charged with disrupting a high school graduation ceremony by hootin’, hollerin’ and carryin’ on like their mommas didn’t raise ’em right.

Three family members were served warrants for allegedly disturbing the peace at the Senatobia High School graduation ceremony on May 21. The warrants threaten jail time and a $500 bond. A fourth excessive shouter is still on the loose and has not been served.

“It’s crazy,” Henry Walker told television station WREG. “The fact that I might have to bond out of jail, pay court costs or a $500 fine for expressing my love, it’s ridiculous, man. It’s ridiculous.”

Ursula Miller got collared after she gave her niece a shout-out.

“I can understand they can escort me out of the graduation, but to say they going to put me in jail for it. What else are they allowed to do?”

Foster has been castigated in both the mainstream media and the conservative media. But he said he believes he did the right thing – and I guarantee you that folks will think about misbehaving in the future.

Well, there’s a bit more to this story, according to Jay Foster, the superintendent of the school system – and the man who swore out those warrants.

Four years ago the high school graduation ceremony in Mississippi’s Five Star City resembled an episode of “The Jerry Springer Show.”

“That’s what we felt like our graduation ceremony had been turned into,” Foster told me. “It was who can be the loudest – who can take the attention away from the kids the most.”

That was Foster’s first year on the job, and what happened during that ceremony left an indelible mark.

“There was yelling and catcalling and people would get up and leave while we were calling out students’ names,” he said. “A family came up to me afterwards and said they had enjoyed their 12 years here but it was a shame that their last impression of Senatobia High School was graduation. They didn’t even get to see their daughter or hear their daughter because of all the noise and the way people acted.”

The district implemented a number of policies and procedures meant to restore order and decorum to high school graduation.

“We feel an obligation to all our graduates – not just the ones whose parents decide they want to excessively celebrate,” Foster said.

But that still did not stop a group of four individuals from disrupting this year’s festivities.

“They would get up and move around the coliseum and holler out – knowing someone was coming to get them – but basically they were saying to us, ‘There’s nothing you can do – we’re going to disrupt it anyway,’” he said. “It was a blatant disregard for authority.”

Some folks have tried to make the issue about race, but Foster pointed out that two of the individuals are black and two are white.

Foster has been castigated in both the mainstream media and the conservative media. But he said he believes he did the right thing – and I guarantee you that folks will think about misbehaving in the future.

“I am compelled to do what I think is right for all our graduates,” he said. “That’s part of what’s wrong with our society today. Everything is about ‘me.’ ‘I have a right to disrupt if it’s for my child.’
“But you are not thinking about the other 102 kids sitting there. They have every right to be heard and seen and recognized.”

Remember, folks … It’s a high school graduation ceremony – not a professional wrestling match. So stop acting the fool.

And now you know the REST of the story....fuckers deserved it.

Spot on, Z!

[travelinman67]

Yup!

Four (4) people disrupt a graduation ceremony and it becomes the "Jerry Springer Show"...

...according to the Superintendent who filed the criminal charges...

..."It was a blatant disregard for authority.”

[kalm]

Yup!

Four (4) people disrupt a graduation ceremony and it becomes the "Jerry Springer Show"...

...according to the Superintendent who filed the criminal charges...

..."It was a blatant disregard for authority.”

Double down...thatta kid!!!

[AZGrizFan]

Yup!

Four (4) people disrupt a graduation ceremony and it becomes the "Jerry Springer Show"...

...according to the Superintendent who filed the criminal charges...

..."It was a blatant disregard for authority.”

Reading is fundamental, T-Man.

[JohnStOnge]

If you go to a graduation ceremony and they pass out written materials saying not to do what they did and they also vocalize it, etc. ,etc., and you do it anyway you are an asshole and I have no sympathy for you. No, if I were in the position of power I would not prosecute somebody for that. But you're still an asshole.

[Chizzang]

If you go to a graduation ceremony and they pass out written materials saying not to do what they did and they also vocalize it, etc. ,etc., and you do it anyway you are an asshole and I have no sympathy for you. No, if I were in the position of power I would not prosecute somebody for that. But you're still an asshole.

I can't disagree with that ^
In life ass holes usually get what they're asking for

Wait...

[travelinman67]

If you go to a graduation ceremony and they pass out written materials saying not to do what they did and they also vocalize it, etc. ,etc., and you do it anyway you are an asshole and I have no sympathy for you. No, if I were in the position of power I would not prosecute somebody for that. But you're still an asshole.

I can't disagree with that ^
In life ass holes usually get what they're asking for

Wait...

Yup...

...you just agreed with JSO.