Carrollton Bans Senior from walking at Graduation for helping his sick mother

• sportchampps

  A 17-year-old varsity baseball player in suburban Cleveland is being banned from walking at his own graduation for racking up two too many unexcused absences. While those circumstances might be considered the fault of the athlete in most cases, Carrollton (Ohio) High senior Austin Fisher's case is a rather extraordinary one: His absences were all brought on by time he spent caring for his mother, who has spent the past six years battling breast cancer.

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  http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/ohio-baseball-player-t-walk-graduation-caring-forcancer-102922017.html
  
  He needs to be able to walk. His mom deserves the chance to see her son walk. If I was a student at the school I would turn down my chance to walk unless they reversed the ruling. I know rules are rules but common sense needs to prevail here.
  
  Here is a website to support him "Let Fish Walk" Facebook page
• ts1227

  

  Fuck Carrollton.
  
  That is all.
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  ts1227;1145404 wrote:Fuck Carrollton.
  
  That is all.

  Salem's worse.
  
  That is all.
• OSH

  

  I just heard about this...this weekend.
  
  Stupid. Another problem with our educational system.
• ts1227

  

  DeadliestWarrior34;1145409 wrote:Salem's worse.
  
  That is all.

  
  The town, maybe. The schools, not so much.
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  ts1227;1145414 wrote:The town, maybe. The schools, not so much.

  Touche.
  
  Back on topic, this shit was everywhere today.
• hoops23

  

  What a fucked up story. That school should be annihilated.
• dlazz

  If he wanted to walk during graduation, he should have gone to class.
  
  Props to the school for having a zero-tolerance on thugs like this.
• brutus161

  

  They reversed the decision. He can walk.
• Heretic

  

  Carrollton's close enough to Jefferson County for this to be part of some whole Bermuda Triangle of Retardation thing going on. Someone should scan brain waves to see if just being in proximity to that area makes you less intelligent.
• Pick6

  

  I dont buy the fact that all of his unexcused absences are from taking care of his mother. Kids skip school for being "sick" all of the time. I'd be willing to bet that the kid could have taken proper steps to getting his absences excused. When I was in high school (graduated in 09) a hand written note from your parents (no matter the excuse) was good enough to get excused.
• Steel Valley Football

  Rules are rules. He made a choice.
• hoops23

  

  Walking during high school graduation to receive your diploma is the epitome of the beginning of the rest of your life. To do so, the individual must have presented himself in a responsible and caring manner for 4 years while dedicating himself to being educated in a civilized environment. Walking at graduation shouldn't be taken lightly.
  
  /Con Alma'd
• hoops23

  

  Pick6;1145425 wrote:I dont buy the fact that all of his unexcused absences are from taking care of his mother. Kids skip school for being "sick" all of the time. I'd be willing to bet that the kid could have taken proper steps to getting his absences excused. When I was in high school (graduated in 09) a hand written note from your parents (no matter the excuse) was good enough to get excused.

  When I was in high school I had to walk up hill 3 miles both ways in the freezing snow with no shoes.
  
  /baby boomed
  
  Seriously though, My frosh and sophomore years where similar to how you stated, however they changed the rules during my Jr and Sr years and you were only given a couple of "unexcused" absences, which were any absence not accompanied by Dr note.
• Steel Valley Football

  hoops23;1145428 wrote:Walking during high school graduation to receive your diploma is the epitome of the beginning of the rest of your life. To do so, the individual must have presented himself in a responsible and caring manner for 4 years while dedicating himself to being educated in a civilized environment. Walking at graduation shouldn't be taken lightly.
  
  /Con Alma'd

  
  Watch it, mister. Nobody puts Con_Alma in a corner.
• Pick6

  

  hoops23;1145429 wrote:When I was in high school I had to walk up hill 3 miles both ways in the freezing snow with no shoes.
  
  /baby boomed
  
  Seriously though, My frosh and sophomore years where similar to how you stated, however they changed the rules during my Jr and Sr years and you were only given a couple of "unexcused" absences, which were any absence not accompanied by Dr note.

  haha, i only added the "when I was in high school" because I was still in it just a few years ago, so I figured my experiences might be relevant. I guess it would depend on the school system, though.
• hoops23

  

  Pick6;1145434 wrote:haha, i only added the "when I was in high school" because I was still in it just a few years ago, so I figured my experiences might be relevant. I guess it would depend on the school system, though.

  Yeah, I graduated in 2005. Ancient times. lol.
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  hoops23;1145429 wrote:When I was in high school I had to walk up hill 3 miles both ways in the freezing snow with no shoes.
  
  /baby boomed
  
  Seriously though, My frosh and sophomore years where similar to how you stated, however they changed the rules during my Jr and Sr years and you were only given a couple of "unexcused" absences, which were any absence not accompanied by Dr note.

  I think now you can get ~10 unexcused abscences with a note.
• j_crazy

  

  His mom isn't that hot.
  
  /gut'd
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  j_crazy;1145452 wrote:I would smash his mom.
  
  /gut'd

  fify
• said_aouita

  

  Big effin' deal. Plenty of retards graduate from high school. Tell the school to eff off and mail the diploma.
• I Wear Pants

  "Rules are rules" and "zero tolerance" are code for "we are too lazy and stupid to actually think about the proper response to individual cases and situations".
• THE4RINGZ

  

  If he recieved good grades in his classes even with his limited attendance, he should be allowed to graduate.
• I Wear Pants

  ts1227;1145404 wrote:Fuck Carrollton.
  
  That is all.

  DeadliestWarrior34;1145409 wrote:Salem's worse.
  
  That is all.

  Guys this is a silly contest. Everyone knows there is no winner here as they both blow.
• ts1227

  

  I Wear Pants;1145540 wrote:Guys this is a silly contest. Everyone knows there is no winner here as they both blow.

  Just because the winner gets crowned as "least retarded" doesn't mean there still wasn't a winner