[Sloth]

The district suspended Aracely Garcia, even though her mother excused her from school for the demonstration.

I'm sympathetic with the superintendent, but if the above is true, that girl ought to be excused. It's insane for a government indoctrination center to have more say in what the students can do than their own parents.

[Txsleuth]

Are you serious??

If her child had been hurt during this protest...don't you know she would be the FIRST to sue, saying she was hurt during school hours..and the school is responsible.

NAH...wrong attitude.

If someone feels like that, they need to home school.

[El Gato]

I'm sympathetic with the superintendent, but if the above is true, that girl ought to be excused. It's insane for a government indoctrination center to have more say in what the students can do than their own parents.

I would agree IF the prom were not a school function. But it is, so the school makes the rules. In Texas, at least, a parent cannot "excuse" a student from school. At minimum the student will be charged with an "unexcused absence", too many of those and you can't progress to the next grade or graduate as applicable.

[ThinkDifferent]

I'm sympathetic with the superintendent, but if the above is true, that girl ought to be excused. It's insane for a government indoctrination center to have more say in what the students can do than their own parents.

Agreed. If a kid has their parent's permission to be absent, that should be the end of it from the school's perspective. The superintendent has the right idea, but he overstepped his authority in that case.