National Junior Honor Society (vanity)

I'm with you. It should be about character and grades. We live in a small community and I know several of the kids who got in. I know most of them probably deserved to get in. Several of their parents have told me to pursue the matter because they don't understand why some of the other kids didn't get in, and they don't want to be part of a “shady” organization. There was no verification process and it is a given a couple of kids must have lied on the application because they don't do anything, plain and simple and I don't now how the school wouldn't want to verify what was written down. One parent told me her son got in and she didn't even know he had applied or what he could possibly have used as leadership or community service! His own parent told me this!

I called the adviser and was told decisions were final and that's it. I said that sounds real fair, if it were a disciplinary problem my daughter would have rights and due process. But being a smart, good kid-- no such rights. She out right lied to me and when I quoted from the NHS handbook, she then had nothing to say.

I know it's not the end of the world, but it's the principle of the thing to me.

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.