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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all the MCPS focus this week on a plan for more inclusiveness, perhaps Principals should pause and consider the impact of certain traditions. Graduation is not always synonymous with going to college. It’s insensitive and stigmatizing to send out an email to all seniors asking them to wear a college shirt that represents where they are going next year. Why not ask students to wear a class of 2023 t-shirt that represents the entire class?

Many factors influence a student’s ability to go to the next level: implicit biases in the college application process, finances, family responsibilities, and academic readiness for college are a few. Principals should re-examine decisions such as these in light of the recent data collected by MCPS. Just because a school has always done something a certain way that has a negative impact for some students, doesn’t mean that those decisions should continue moving forward.  All MCPS graduates should be celebrated, not just the ones going to college.
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All MCPS graduates are celebrated.  It's called Graduation.

The children who graduate but don't go to college will get their chance to prove themselves later in life.  A few will go on to be millionaires, but for most, the harsh realities of life will be their school.

The purpose of a school is education, not inclusiveness.  Don't get me wrong, you can do both - but celebrating kids who worked hard to earn their laurels is what school is all about.

If the School Board doesn't get that, vote them out.  If the Central Office doesn't get that, fire them.[/quote]

Not all schools get a graduation.[/quote]
Which regular MCPS HS doesn't do a graduation ceremony?[/quote]

Virtual Academy kids get nothing since a lot of the home schools don’t include the students as promised by mcps.  [/quote]
OK. But the VA is not quite a regular HS. I missed their promise of a home school graduation. Can point me to it?[/quote]

The deans talk about it and say it.  [/quote]
OK, but where did MCPS promise it?[/quote]

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