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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son graduated #1 in his class - got absolutely no recognition for it. He only knew he was first because his counselor told him in private after graduation.

He's quiet and not a teacher's pet so also received no citizenship or end of year awards from the teachers or school. It makes me very sad for him. He worked so hard and felt that nobody cared.[/quote]

Our school eliminated the honor grad speech this year, where the honor grads voted for one speech from an anonymous submission to represent the Valedictorian speaker, and replaced it with a popular vote where the kids picked a specific student, because a parent complained to Dr. Reid that it was unfair and against equity that only honor grads were eligible for the honor grad speech.  The parent posted her rant on social media and the class page from my oldest, including that she went to the school board all the way to Dr. Reid complaining that the honor grad speech was not equitable..  Lo and behold, the following year the honor grad speaker was gone, replaced by a popularity vote.

The anonymous vote on a speech (instead of a popularity contest) resulted in some great student speeches from unexpected students, since the honor grads include a lot of kids who are not considered "popular" and would never win a popularity vote.  The honor grads voted on a speech, truly anonymous,  which means they were voting on something meaniful, not just who is popular.

It stinks because there was already a "popular vote" speaker at graduation, the class president.

I wish that FCPS wasn't so hyper focused on equity, to the point that they are now refusing to even have a speaker to represent the valedictorian spot.

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