{"id":1938932,"date":"2023-05-26T15:42:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-forced-to-postpone-graduation-ceremony-after-grim-eligibility-discovery\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T15:47:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:47:09","slug":"high-school-forced-to-postpone-graduation-ceremony-after-grim-eligibility-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-forced-to-postpone-graduation-ceremony-after-grim-eligibility-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"High school delays graduation due to eligibility issue."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhigh-school-forced-to-postpone-graduation-ceremony-after-grim-eligibility-discovery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1938932&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>High School Forced To Postpone Graduation Ceremony After Grim Eligibility Discovery<\/h2>\n<p>Graduation ceremonies are an important rite of passage because they symbolize academic achievement. Years of hard work \u2014 usually four if you\u2019re in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">high school<\/a> or college, maybe a few more if you spent more time drinking beer and eating pizza than at the library \u2014 are celebrated for a job well done.<\/p>\n<p>Not so much in Marin, Texas, however. In the small town of 5,400, which is southeast of Waco, the traditional May graduation ceremony is being pushed to June. It\u2019s not because of bad weather, say, or the need to extend the school year.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, it\u2019s because only 15 percent of the senior class was eligible to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/black-graduate-stands-bidens-commencement-speech-displays-devastating-message-written-cap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graduate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Thursday report\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmov.com\/2023\/05\/24\/high-school-reschedules-graduation-ceremony-due-only-5-seniors-found-eligible-graduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KWTX-TV<\/a>, an audit found 28 out of 33 seniors at Marlin High School don\u2019t meet the requirements necessary to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/27-years-dropping-high-school-led-god-get-diploma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their diploma<\/a>. While several more students have qualified since the audit was initially conducted, the Marlin Independent School District is giving the rest of the senior class an extra month to do what they already had four years to accomplish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why aren\u2019t the 28 students eligible to walk with the class of 2023?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attendance and grades are two of the major factors, although other issues seem to be in play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take Salvador Guerrero, who isn\u2019t eligible. He told KWTX that he needed to complete a state-administered assessment test for an online class in U.S. history \u2014 but the test won\u2019t be available until the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a bag of emotions, anxiety, and a bit of disappointment,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n<p>If he thinks that\u2019s a disappointment, consider Alondra Alvarado \u2014 one of the original five who actually <em>met<\/em> the requirements to get a diploma. She was told graduation had to be pushed back because \u2014 get this \u2014 it would be unacceptable to reward her and four others for doing what they were supposed to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey told us that because of the students that didn\u2019t meet the requirements it wouldn\u2019t be fair for only five students to walk the stage,\u201d Alvarado said.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that\u2019s right: It\u2019s unfair to be rewarded for \u2026 well, not even academic\u00a0<em>excellence<\/em>, but just basic academic proficiency. Apparently, educators employed by the Marlin ISD are just as good at teaching life lessons as they are at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/detroit-superintendent-our-curriculum-is-deeply-using-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"Detroit Superintendent: \u2018Our Curriculum Is Deeply Using Critical Race Theory\u2019\">teaching lessons<\/a> from the curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the school is scrambling to get its educational ducks in a row. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/05\/25\/1178150199\/texas-high-school-postpones-graduation-diploma-requirements-marlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a> reported that \u201c[s]chool officials worked with students over the weekend and this week to help an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-forced-to-postpone-graduation-ceremony-after-grim-eligibility-discovery\/\" title=\"High school delays graduation due to eligibility issue.\">additional 12 students resolve missing credits<\/a> and other issues as of Wednesday evening, Henson said. But the district opted to call off the ceremony until more than those 17 students can graduate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The end result, one fears, will be something akin to that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senator-oprah-winfrey-talk-show-mogul-become-lawmaker-without-elected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oprah<\/a>\u201d episode where the entire audience received cars they didn\u2019t pay for: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/public-schools-broken-student-got-0-13-gpa-yet-graduated-near-top-half-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You get a diploma<\/a>! And you get a diploma! And you get a diploma!<\/p>\n<p>And, just in case you needed more evidence that Marlin ISD is failing its students by refusing to admit they failed, Superintendent Henson took to Twitter to provide it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our district will grow from this setback. Let this be a lesson learned for all. As we continue to go through our annual graduation audit, it\u2019s our obligation to ensure that all students have met all requirements. Support, accountability, &#038; integrity will remain at the forefront. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pm1B2m1W9Y\">pic.twitter.com\/Pm1B2m1W9Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Darryl J. Henson (@DrHenson2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrHenson2\/status\/1661610139172970496?\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur district will grow from this setback. Let this be a lesson learned for all. As we continue to go through our annual graduation audit, it\u2019s our obligation to ensure that all students have met all requirements. Support, accountability, &#038; integrity will remain at the forefront,\u201d he wrote in a Thursday tweet.<\/p>\n<p>If Henson cared at all about accountability, he\u2019d let the five students that met the requirements walk at graduation and then made sure the educators responsible for this massive failure walked away from their jobs, either of their own accord or through the termination process.<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s not just blame <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-deals-two-massive-blows-teachers-unions-will-definitely-hurt-checkbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the teachers<\/a> and counselors at Marlin High School for failing their students. Where were the parents? If these kids have lousy grades and spotty attendance, there\u2019s supposed to be a support structure outside of school that remedies the problem. It\u2019s called mom and dad. Apparently, too many parents didn\u2019t care if their kids were going <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/super-bowl-champion-stuns-public-school-graduates-hard-truths-god-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to graduate<\/a>. So, they won\u2019t. It should be that simple.<\/p>\n<p>And, just to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-berkeley-spends-25-million-a-year-on-diversity-and-inclusion\/\" title=\"UC Berkeley Spends  Million A Year On \u2018Diversity And Inclusion\u2019\">make things worse<\/a>, Marlin ISD\u2019s solution to failing its students is to lower the bar even further, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/05\/25\/1178150199\/texas-high-school\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduation marks academic achievement and is a significant rite of passage. It acknowledges years of hard work, typically four in high school or college. 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