THIS is the reason my kids won't go to a public school. I will home school them before I will send them to a public school!
The high school I graduated from {Kenowa Hills High School, in Grand Rapids, MI} has been all over the news as of yesterday! The class of 2012 decided they wanted to go out with a bang... They decided to get as many students as they could to ride their bikes to school with their senior shirts on. They thought ahead about traffic and called the POLICE DEPARTMENT and THE MAYOR {who showed up with donuts before the ride!!} and asked for help. Once they got to school {again, escorted by the POLICE AND MAYOR} they were told to get into the auditorium, where they were then chewed out by the principal for not notifying her that they were riding their bikes to school {really!?} and were then told to LEAVE {on the bikes they rode in on?!}and told that they would not be allowed to participate in the Senior Walk or Graduation!
The reason? Safety! Really principal Pennington? Safety? Having a police escort wasn't safe enough for them? Telling you would have made it somehow safer?
What I think is the best part is one of our local radio personalities decided to show up {here's their radio coverage} at the school board meeting {as did lots of parents and students...so many in fact that they had to move to a bigger location}...But Gravy decided to show up with a special present just for Principal Pennington...a bike! He said that maybe she was just upset because she didn't have a bike so he got a local bike company to give her a brand new bike....with a bell for safety!!! haha, see:
The bike part comes in at 47 seconds and ends at 2:21...the rest of the 10 minute video is students and parents talking to the school board.
I think more than anything, I am most outraged by the way that the principal was talking to the students right after the ride. One of the students was smart enough to pull out her phone and tape her, and she screaming at them and telling them to "hurry up and get their butts home"...not even telling them WHY they were being sent home either. I wish I could find the video recording, but I haven't been able to so far.
So what is your opinion? Should the students have gotten in trouble?
Linking up with We Want To Know with the awesome co-hosts Mamarazzi and Crazymama!!
Today Crazymama is asking the questions and she wants to know all about your friends!
{1}I have found myself jealous/envious of this friend because... {until recently} I was jealous of A because to me it felt like she had everything together and never had one of those days...{you know, the ones where everything is going wrong and you feel like you're losing it?} Recently she called me when she was having one of those days...so I realized she's not perfect...still jealous that she can decorate a cake like you would not believe though!
{2}I admire this one for her _________ (insert admirable quality) and tell us about them. I really admire my friend Farrah for her ability to keep things together even though she has three young kids!! Plus she's brave enough to try the things I wasn't brave enough to try {ie homeschooling, cloth diapering, etc} {3}I really love this blog friend because... She's awesome! She's Batman and I'm Robin!
Hahaha, no really though...her posts always make me smile, and whenever she posts a DIY post...it makes me want to redo something in my house or be more crafty. In reality though, I think I'd be better off paying her to make all the signs I want because I won't be able to make them look as cute as she does!
{4}I was stuck on a desert island I would want to be with this friend... hmmm...I guess either A and/or Farrah... I could see myself stuck with either of them and having lots of fun! Even if our kids were with us! {5}I think the best qualities in a friend are... I'm really not that picky, butdef. someone who is a good listener because I like to vent a lot {just ask Farrah...she's my go to person!}; someone who is kind, caring and fun too!
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I am not going to lie, when I was reading the directions I was a little unsure that one small packet would keep MY floors {especially the bathroom, which I had been mopping 2x/day bc of the smell!} smelling nice, but it has!!! I am pretty shocked! I think it's cool that if you don't use a mop and bucket like I do, you can still use Moppy!!
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I am happy to have had such a wonderful mother's day! We had he in-laws over and had a big bbq and just spent time together! It was wonderful!
I am happy to have such a great Husband! He is so great with our boys and we are so lucky to have him!
yes that is Husband riding power wheels with the boys!
I am happy to be an Auntie! I love spoiling my nieces and nephews!!
My beautiful niece Naveah at her mom's baby shower
I am happy that I will have two new nephews by the end of he summer and one of my new nephews will be there Thursday or Friday! I can't wait to spoil them too!
I am happy that my sister in laws baby shower went pretty good, and she got lots of great stuff and got to spend time with family!
I am happy that I got to go for a nice long walk this morning with Wi-fi! Starting my day with a walk always puts me in a better mood!
I am happy that I will get to start volunteering soon! And even more happy that the boys will get to come with me while I do it!
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