Students Told Attendance At Religious Ceremony Was Mandatory

Temporal Renegade · 30th May 2008, 01:17 AM

A public high school principal told students that they had to attend Mass at a Catholic Church in order to receive their degree:

http://www.koat.com/news/16425637/de...s=alb&psp=news

kerikiwi · 30th May 2008, 01:28 AM

High schools award degrees?

UnrepentantSinner · 30th May 2008, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Robertson principal Richard Lopez said going to baccalaureate was optional despite the notices.

He said students could opt out by talking to him.

No. Students can opt out by not showing up - period.

westprog · 30th May 2008, 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by Temporal Renegade

A public high school principal told students that they had to attend Mass at a Catholic Church in order to receive their degree:

http://www.koat.com/news/16425637/de...s=alb&psp=news

I was in Las Vegas a while ago. It seemed like a piece of 1950's America so it's not that surprising.

CptColumbo · 30th May 2008, 04:49 AM

The article doesn't say where the notices came from or how they were delivered. If they were handed out at school or came as an e-mail from a school source I would assume that's where they come from, but if they were mailed they may have come from another source.

It will be interesting to see who sent them out.

My HS graduation was held at the Met Sports Center (where the North Stars played and is sadly demolished), and attendance was not mandatory for receiving my diploma.

I never wemt to my AA college graduation and still received my degree, but they misspelled my name on the diploma. I wish I was still punching them.

Beerina · 30th May 2008, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by kerikiwi

High schools award degrees?

Yes, though it's non-specific and just your high school diploma. If you don't get it, though, you can go back to school later in life and earn your G.E.D., or the Graduate Equivalency Degree, which means you can check "HS Graduate" as highest school level completed on job applications.

Temporal Renegade · 30th May 2008, 01:44 PM

I'm sure the 'opt out' option was *clearly* marked and explained to the students, just to avoid any trouble...

Fnord · 30th May 2008, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by Temporal Renegade

A public high school principal told students that they had to attend Mass at a Catholic Church in order to receive their degree

It makes sense to me, but only if they also made the kids spend a day in a prison, then another day in a homeless shelter, then another day in the state senate or district court, then...

Show them the reality of a situation, up close and personal.

Tsukasa Buddha · 30th May 2008, 01:58 PM

Heh, I go to a Jesuit university and even they don't require attendance at mass.

CptColumbo · 31st May 2008, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by Tsukasa Buddha

Heh, I go to a Jesuit university and even they don't require attendance at mass.

I went to a private Lutheran high school for a year (freshman year), and they required attendance at services everyday. Then I went back to public school, where I could be bullied for free.

30th May 2008, 01:17 AM	#1
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30th May 2008, 01:43 AM	#3
UnrepentantSinner A post by Alan Smithee Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USAian is not a word Posts: 26,349	Quote: Robertson principal Richard Lopez said going to baccalaureate was optional despite the notices. He said students could opt out by talking to him. No. Students can opt out by not showing up - period.
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30th May 2008, 04:35 AM	#4
westprog Philosopher Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,928	Originally Posted by Temporal Renegade A public high school principal told students that they had to attend Mass at a Catholic Church in order to receive their degree: http://www.koat.com/news/16425637/de...s=alb&psp=news I was in Las Vegas a while ago. It seemed like a piece of 1950's America so it's not that surprising.
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30th May 2008, 04:49 AM	#5
CptColumbo Just One More Question Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 9,130	The article doesn't say where the notices came from or how they were delivered. If they were handed out at school or came as an e-mail from a school source I would assume that's where they come from, but if they were mailed they may have come from another source. It will be interesting to see who sent them out. My HS graduation was held at the Met Sports Center (where the North Stars played and is sadly demolished), and attendance was not mandatory for receiving my diploma. I never wemt to my AA college graduation and still received my degree, but they misspelled my name on the diploma. I wish I was still punching them.
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30th May 2008, 07:09 AM	#6
Beerina Sarcastic Conqueror of Notions Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: A floating island above the clouds Posts: 23,835	Originally Posted by kerikiwi High schools award degrees? Yes, though it's non-specific and just your high school diploma. If you don't get it, though, you can go back to school later in life and earn your G.E.D., or the Graduate Equivalency Degree, which means you can check "HS Graduate" as highest school level completed on job applications.
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30th May 2008, 01:28 AM	#2
kerikiwi Philosopher Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bay of Islands NZ Posts: 5,843	High schools award degrees?

30th May 2008, 01:44 PM	#7
Temporal Renegade Last of the Time Lords Join Date: May 2003 Location: University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople Posts: 1,893	I'm sure the 'opt out' option was clearly marked and explained to the students, just to avoid any trouble...
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30th May 2008, 01:57 PM	#8
Fnord Metasyntactic Variable Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,633	Originally Posted by Temporal Renegade A public high school principal told students that they had to attend Mass at a Catholic Church in order to receive their degree It makes sense to me, but only if they also made the kids spend a day in a prison, then another day in a homeless shelter, then another day in the state senate or district court, then... Show them the reality of a situation, up close and personal.
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30th May 2008, 01:58 PM	#9
Tsukasa Buddha Other (please write in) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NeverLand Posts: 9,874	Heh, I go to a Jesuit university and even they don't require attendance at mass.
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31st May 2008, 05:01 AM	#10
CptColumbo Just One More Question Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 9,130	Originally Posted by Tsukasa Buddha Heh, I go to a Jesuit university and even they don't require attendance at mass. I went to a private Lutheran high school for a year (freshman year), and they required attendance at services everyday. Then I went back to public school, where I could be bullied for free.
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