High school skipping to meet a presidential candidate costs him his presidency

A rather simple observation on a rather silly story that was on the news today. Apparently a couple of high school seniors caught wind that Senator Obama was taking a pit stop near the high school and two of these guys decided to cut class to run out and meet him. See Students Suspended for Skipping Class to Meet Obama. What makes this story moderately newsworthy is not that the kids bothered to go back to class and then tell everyone about how they skipped school, or the fact that they got caught and basically got an in school suspension for it. No, one of the kids was forced to resign as senior class president.

What a joke. Graduation for high school students there (like anywhere else around the country) is about a month away give a week or two. What message can this possibly bother to send? Chances are this class president isn't a bad kid, and is probably going to go on to college and do great things. Hell, I was senior class president of my high school and I turned out fine.

If this happened to me, with a month of school to go (if that), I would be livid to no end, and would make sure to make it a point to embarrass the school officials for enacting such a ridiculous punishment. It would be almost enough for me to decide to go to law school just out of spite for the absurdity. I particularly like the administration's lame excuse and elitist attitude: "Assistant Superintendent William King says the rules are clear, and adds that if the students had approached a teacher about wanting to leave campus, they probably would have been given permission." Sounds like this guy needs a lesson from his his supervising superintendent in management.

In all seriousness, the press this kid should get out of this, and the opportunity to rip on his school administration for being so short-sighted should provide for some great stories. If this kid plays his cards right, maybe he would be able to get a sweet internship after his first year of college.

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