To Graduate, Lie About Your Future
Re “No Plans, No Graduation Rite, Seniors Told,” May 7: What happened to freedom of choice? Why should District C Supt. Robert Collins have the power to decide who will participate in graduation ceremonies when all the graduation requirements have been met? And who is he to say that only those who attend college will succeed? Is the L.A. Unified School District willing to subsidize students who would choose to enroll in college if they were financially able?
Perhaps if the LAUSD cut the salaries of the administrative staff it could initiate a subsidy plan for financially needy students. Illusions such as this, that all children are able and willing to attend college right after they graduate from high school, abound in the LAUSD. To encourage children to be dishonest is another story that might come out of this scheme.
Charles Oller
Los Angeles
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