The Truth Hurts
A New York City high school valedictorian is being denied her diploma for speaking out against the poor quality of the school in her graduation speech (4 principals in 4 years, shortage of books, materials, and qualified teachers, etc.).
I can understand the administration being angry, but if your school is failing miserably, do you really want to deny a diploma to its smartest student (who also happens to be the editor of the school’s newspaper, chair of the yearbook, and a member of student council)? Especially when such a knee-jerk reaction just gives the press fodder for a bunch of stories that specifically list your shortcomings?
Bad move by the school. And while the truth hurts sometimes, in this case it really shouldn’t have hurt the one who told it.