Via Alas, A Blog, I found this story today:
A pregnant student who was banned from graduation at her Roman Catholic high school announced her own name and walked across the stage anyway at the close of the program.
Alysha Cosby's decision prompted cheers and applause Tuesday from many of her fellow seniors at St. Jude Educational Institute. But her mother and aunt were escorted out of the church by police after Cosby headed back to her seat.
"I can't believe something like this is happening in 2005," said her mother, Sheila Cosby. "My daughter has been through a lot and I am proud of her. She deserved to walk, and she did."
The father of her child, of course, was allowed to participate in graduation. I guess because... he wasn't sporting a big baby-filled tummy. Right.
Anyway, you've got education, you've got family values... what the
heck was the school's problem with her, anyway? Perhaps they will be
shamed into behaving correctly in future.
I hope next May Alysha Cosby has a really excellent Mother's Day. She
seems like an impressive person.
