Students Denied Diplomas For Tossing Beach Ball

GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- You can toss your caps, but Grants Pass High School officials say tossing a beach ball at graduation simply won't fly.

Several Grants Pass High seniors did not get their diploma Friday because they were suspected of disrupting the graduation ceremony by batting beach balls around.

The school told the seniors that they had to clean the football field for four hours Monday or serve detention for eight hours to earn their diplomas.

But after a heated debate among parents and school leaders, at least 10 students walked out of Principal Aaron Anderson's office with diplomas Monday morning. Several parents said the incident was not disruptive and not worthy of the punishment.

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Wearing a tank top was also an offense worth 10 days suspension for the last two months of my HS career.