Posted on 04/01/2006 7:12:17 PM PST by Jedidah
Mayra Hernandez and Lesly Hernandez planned to look pretty for the Ennis High School senior prom on Saturday night.
But they won't be going because they joined a protest.
"We all bought dresses, accessories, and we rented a limo and all that," Mayra said. "Now all that money is just going to waste."
Thousands of North Texas students skipped classes this week to demonstrate against the immigration bill now being considered by the U.S. Congress.
About 130 Ennis ISD studentsfrom sixth graders to seniorsjoined in Thursday, despite a school district warning that any student participating would be suspended until Monday, including the prom.
The district suspended Aracely Garcia, even though her mother excused her from school for the demonstration. "We shouldn't get suspendedand especially not from promjust because he thinks we shouldn't protest over something we believe is right," Aracely said.
Mayra's sister-in-law, Noemi Garza, urged the school district to let the suspended students attend the prom. "They are trying to punish these kids with something that they've been looking forward to," Garza said. "These girls will never have another chance."
But as parents and school staff set up decorations for Saturday's event, the Ennis ISD held firm.
School officials declined interviews with News 8, but Superintendent Mike Harper told the Ennis Daily News, "one of the greatest gifts we give to immigrants and their families is a free public education, and it shows extraordinarily poor judgment for those who have received that gift to walk out on it."
If they can't go, the suspended seniors said they will walk in protest Saturday night outside KJT Auditorium, where the prom takes place.
How true...
BTTT!
works for me
Thanks for the e-mail address...I just sent one congratulating him...and thanking him for following through on the "threat".
Who cares about going to prom anyway? Just skip it altogether. Go out with your friends to a nice dinner, skip the dance, and go to a post-prom party afterwards.
Kudos to the super for sticking to his guns. The students were warned, and they intentionally went against it. They should have been prepared to accept the punishment for their actions.
I saw the video on the news just a bit ago... It was funny how many of their little protest signs has either grammatical errors, or corrected misspellings.
Maybe they should be spending MORE time in school???
Outstanding!
Thanks...I e-mailed Mr. Harper...and told him how proud I am of him.
Three cheers for Supt. Harper !!!!!!!
ping
Not a bad idea considering the fact that the school lost money for every kid who didn't attend classes that day.
In today's American society, there always is.
School officials declined interviews with News 8, but Superintendent Mike Harper told the Ennis Daily News, "one of the greatest gifts we give to immigrants and their families is a free public education, and it shows extraordinarily poor judgment for those who have received that gift to walk out on it."
Mr Harper, YOU are a true American Hero. Get ready to be vilified by the illegal inmigration crowd. But I am glad you stood your ground. Those students need to learn that actions have consequences.
"Thousands of North Texas students skipped classes this week to demonstrate against the immigration bill now being considered by the U.S. "
I believe it should read "Thousands of illegal, law breaking Mexican, America hating "immigrants", posing as students rioted in the streets."
They were warned, they made their choice. Now they have to live with the consequences.
Life isn't fair. (As my wife and I have told our kids, hundreds of times, in response to "That's not Fair!")
Great idea....ping to Tony Snow...
Maybe you can arrange for this guy to get some national exposure.
Kitty says
Not even Cynthia Tyson understands it
tHere tHere!!!!! If this country is soooo bad, why did they come here in the first place?
Why dont they go improve their homeland before they degrade ours!
Wow, I was hoping to see that SOMEWHERE. I should have known it would happen in Texas!! Suspend them, just like he said he would. They miss the prom because of their stupid choice. And then he says 'they should be out in the streets thanking us for their free education.' He's got it all right.
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