I am so diappointed

I spend money for my son graduate gown/hat and tassle inclue diploma so the diploma send to his school that they has it 3 weeks ago so , last week friday went his school for practice walk for graduate then now last saturday night the school called here that my son not enough credit, don't understand why... so called this am today and they said he did not have enough credit because of missed 9 days school that he was sick have reason but why they did not called us to let me know about the credit before time is close to have graduate that is not right to tell us last minute not fair should call us long ago that way he can go night school to get pass so he can graduate this week and his friend had that and she pass at night school to get graduate this week, that is make no sense but now call us last minute too late only three more days left to go, that's so upset me. It is wrong to wait so long to let me know and why they send me mail about for him go practice walk and order ring, took pictures and gown hat tassle all that what I already paid for it now they call me. That make sooo disappoitned, so my DH will call and find out more tomorrow what they doing like this not right should let us before it time comes not last min. I really don't have that kind of money to spend more for summer. I will have to wait until tomorrow what going to have happen after my DH talk to them.

I hope that they have some compassion and understanding.I don't see why he can't go through the graduation exercises and not have his diploma signed until he fulfills his credit agenda. What a disappointment for you and the family.(not in your son, but in the school system.) Always there with thier hand out for more money, but not for helping as it should be. I will be praying for you!

RedRose, that is so awful that they waited till the last minute. Often times they will let the kids go thru with the ceremony with their classmates, then they have to complete their credits. I hope they will allow your son to go thru the ceremony. I hope your DH can convinve them that they should let him walk with his friends.

It is just too bad that they did this like this.

I will be thinking of you and your son..

Redrose...Tink has the right idea...call the school and make arrangments for make up classes...and see if they won't let him "march" with his class, and get a blank diploma...until such time as he fullfills his credit requirements. This is really a bummer!!! Jo

RedRose, the more I thought about it the sadder I got...
They most likely will let him go thru the ceremony. I am sure they will.

I'm so sorry this happened your son. I think they about have to let him go through the ceremony since it's neglect on their part for not letting your son or you know about his lack of credits. I think if your son makes arrangements to take the credits needed this summer, they will go allow him to go through graduation. I'm praying that this is the case.

DH just walked by and wondered what I was typing so fiercly. He read all this and he too thinks that the school was negligent in not letting you or your son know, allowing you to think that all was okay with his credits and then 3 days before the ceremony spring this on you. He said to stand strong and let them know that you are willing to do whatever is needed to get him the credits he needs, but that since the school is partially to blame for this, they need to bend and let him graduate, receive an unsigned diploma, and then after the credits are made up, the diploma can then be signed.

Good luck, we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Let us know how it all turns out.
Joan

Redrose that's awful why did they wait until the last minute to let you know? I hope it works out for you both. I know you're both disappointed.

RedRose, That is cruel to wait till the last minute but it also happened to me. I was divorced, sole breadwinner and just bought a home for DD and I. She needed a gown, purse and shoes for Winter Carnival Ball which is a big thing in the school. I worked lots of overtime and drove 100 miles to a city to get her gown.Two days before this big Ball the school called and said she didn't have enough credits to attend.They said the Ball was an incentive for the kids to get good grades.(Junior High).I was out over 200.00 and she was devastated and embarrassed.The school couldn't have cared less.She never liked school after that and it was a battle to make her stay in and graduate. Even now after all these years it still makes me mad. I hope your husband can talk some sense into them.There's no reason in the world they had to wait till the last minute to let you know.

That's awful!!I hate it when school call and give you the last mintues. THey should let u know before this happened. I hate the last mintues. Hope everything will work out and hope he will be able to walk with his classmates..

RR I hope you and your DH are going to make a big fuss!! This can't be right!! Please keep us updated!!

Redrose,
I am so sorry this happened to you and your Son. Please keep on them. Schools should NOT be allowed to treat children like that.

Well all it said which is go summer school will cost me
$370 dollars for 6 weeks or go back to school to get graduate next year "2003", I really could not afford to spend that cost me and already lost money what I already paid for it now want more money for me to pay summer school so, I talk to my son to see how he feel about so he said well "MOM" go back to school. That really broke my heart and that aggravation me and told them why last minute to let us know not fair, he said nothing. He just listen then other ear out like don't care.

I will have to cancelled his graduate party , that really hurt me to see him so sad.

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I believe I would call the newspaper and the television station news department, the principle and the officers of the school board, and see if they wanted to appear on a news show to discuss when bad things happen to good students. If they failed to keep good records or to act in a timely manner, it should not result in your budget being strained by expenses that you should not have to pay. You paid school taxes every time you spent a dollar, one way or the other, and that should entitle your son to the normal school routine. His absences obviously happened long before this last minute notice, and they were negligent to let you go to the expense of preparations before they evaluated his status. Someone else failed, not your son, and they need to be told as much.

There is no way that 9 days would cause this kind of problem. They are messed up. I agree with Aimee. Call the school principal and let him know that if your son doesn't graduate (with full credit, not sending him to summer school after the fact) that you will have the media descend on the entire school system.

I get so frustrated with folks who like to exert their power without thinking about what happens to the people who are affected.

Fight it.

In the meantime, we can all pray about this, too.

I would fight it too. The school just plain messed up here and they need to be helping to make it right for your son.

Praying on this end for a happy ending.

Don't let them by with this, they should have let you know before the last min. Maybe they will let him take some extra exams.

They won't give extra exams because of no time.


I am going to see about give my son "Social Party" to have fun for him soon.

Today went his school pick up for credit for Diploma next year "2003" not have to pay again that already paid for it also tasstle too so, not sure about graduate pictures package so will go by next week wednesday to see what they can do hopefully put credit for next year graduate pictures or refund... hope so. I feel so tired to go take care of business for all that.

Redrose, that is too bad. I hope it all works out well for him. So does this mean he will go next year for the full year? Maybe he can take some classes at the community college too, and get a start on that.
Good luck to him and best wishes.

Yes he will go school for the full year right. So he will get full time job so after graduate "2003" will go college next year. He said he won't quit keep it up, he is sad of course no choice what we all best as we can. I know the schhol is not right but. We will give him Social Party soon to cheer him up to have fun, I am sure he will enjoy that, he did not know yet want suprise him.

My son had a simialr problem, but he just had to go for one quarter to get the needed credit - so he really finished at the end of November. Then he was able to start College the first of the year. Maybe your son could do that.