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News Story 1: Senior Prank

To protest a ban from the all-night senior party because of a prank, 20 seniors

plan to speak at the next school board meeting on April 14.

Principal Vinita Haygood was the one who determined this punishment and,

along with the ban, suspended the seniors the rest of the day.

“I stand by my decision,” Haygood said. “I am sorry the students and parents are

upset, but actions have consequences.”

Haygood said she sees this punishment fit because of her very clear warning

about any pranks this semester. There also could have been medical issues involved.

“We were lucky that no student is allergic to latex,” Haygood said. “Last year, two

were.”

However, one of the seniors said they had made sure no one could be harmed

by the prank and it was not meant to cause problems.

“We knew no one had a latex allergy,” senior Alfred Refugio said. “We checked it

out first. We were careful, and no one was hurt or upset. Okay, maybe a couple were

tardy, but that’s not a big deal.”

Students who receive 3 or more tardies in a semester must serve a 30 minute

detention after school.

“The seniors didn’t mean any harm, but the prank was disruptive,” Killen said.

“Almost half my class was late.”

On the day the balloons were released, 250 tardies were logged. After the prank

was over, it took an hour to clean the balloons up.

“The janitors spent more than an hour picking up balloon pieces throughout the

school,” Haygood said. “ The halls were a mess. And the noise level was off the charts.”
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News Story 1: Senior Prank

Some parents are in support of their kids and have also signed up to speak at the

school board meeting to voice their opinion.

“Let the punishment fit the crime,” parent Milly Kanur said. “They were balloons.”

The final say will come at the school board meeting after both sides have told

their case.

“The seniors are welcome to speak at the board meeting,” Haygood said. “but the

board should not reverse my decision.”