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I would guess you have not been to a high school graduation in many years. Or at least not a typical one.

Would you really want to attend a 4 hour “celebratory event” where certain minorities take over with whoops, hollers, air horns and all that shizit?

I didn’t think so.

Well, thanks for deciding what I like or don't like.

Who made you chief arbitrator of other peoples' opinions?

FR on some threads is starting to remind me of liberal PC speech requirements.

If you don't give the "correct" answer, you are berated and mocked.

I guess you haven't read the First Amendment in many years.

I didn't think so.

Apparently there's more to this story than what was reported in your thread source article. Quotes from the Daily Mail article on this same controversy from another FR thread:

Cheering Fines Not Going To Happen Say District Officials and Police

"....District officials, however, told the [news] outlet that school administrators won't actually fine family members for applauding and yelling at the ceremony, which will be held at the 19,000-seat Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

It is not the district's nor Greenville High School's policy to cite parents, Greenville County Schools spokeswoman Beth Brotherton said, adding that she was not aware how the school [administrator] came up with that figure [$1030].

Because graduation is a 'publicly sanctioned event' and is held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, it is under the jurisdiction of the Greenville Police Department.

Police in Greenville, however, said they have not and will not fine parents and family members for cheering on graduates.

Brotherton said officers will have the authority to issue citations to people who cause a 'disturbance or disruption', but the police department said it has not and will not fine family members for cheering on their graduates.

Screaming somebody's name or congratulating them, that's not a police matter,' Sgt. Johnathan Bragg said. 'We would only get involved when it's actually a criminal matter. As far as charging someone for yelling, we have not done that...."

Bragg said if someone becomes 'continually disruptive' during commencement they may be asked to leave, but it would be up to the arena staff on removing the person.

We've made it very clear that we don't remove people,' he said. 'It's not our property. It's the arena's property."