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struggle4progress

(118,316 posts) Sun Jun 2, 2019, 01:12 AM Jun 2019

Florida valedictorian not allowed to give graduation speech

Published May 31
Updated May 31

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida school superintendent has apologized for the “unfortunate mistakes” that kept a valedictorian from delivering her speech at her high school graduation ...

https://www.tampabay.com/education/video-florida-valedictorian-not-allowed-to-give-graduation-speech-20190531/

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Florida valedictorian not allowed to give graduation speech (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2019 OP

The uncensored speech struggle4progress Jun 2019 #1

Nothing has changed saidsimplesimon Jun 2019 #2

The High School Powers that Be gave out new orders Thursday night Sanity Claws Jun 2019 #3

struggle4progress

(118,316 posts)

1. The uncensored speech

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Jun 2, 2019, 01:15 AM

Jun 2019

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)

2. Nothing has changed

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Jun 2, 2019, 01:27 AM

Jun 2019

"it's a shame this sort of thing goes unnoticed". It would be marvelous if someone from Tampa would give her a financial boost.

Sanity Claws

(21,850 posts)

3. The High School Powers that Be gave out new orders Thursday night

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Jun 2, 2019, 07:06 AM

Jun 2019

and didn't give the girl enough time to comply with their stupid orders. They are the ones who should be punished, not her. Why didn't they get their act together early enough so that she could comply?
Sounds like they were creating extra barriers to prevent her from speaking.

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