From the "Reading the whole article reaps rewards" dept
An Indianapolis middle school has penalized a student for performing in a choir at President Bush's recent speech in the area. The penalty is that the school principal, a Mr. Ed Mendoza, refuses to "excuse" the absence, meaning that the student "won’t be allowed to make up any work or get credit for the classes she didn’t attend."Students are excused for many legitimate reasons, and this should be one of them. Different state, but teachers here have actually taken students to the state capital to join teacher's union protests against Republican initiatives and called it an educational outing. Also, I remember that my high school Biology teacher took everyone to Whitnall park (a large sprawling park, nature preserve, garden, golf course) for cross-country skiing. Officially, the trip was to "study winter flora". Haha, ...ever seen a flower under 2 feet of snow? I think it's ok to do this kind of thing every now and then. Good students should be rewarded and allowed to cut loose every now and then.
Anyway, the article contains this little gem near the end of the article.
Mendoza, who was not at school today, was unavailable for comment.
Hmmmm, ...was his absence excused? So, ditching your duties to answer to parents and reporters and hiding in your bedroom is ok, but singing in a choir for a Republican president is not.
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