Texas High School Says It Will Not Allow Honor Students To Wear Stoles At Graduation

If you spend your four years of high school working hard, missing social events, and sticking your nose to the grind stone, you deserve to be commended for all your hard work, right? Well, not for some Texas students.

National Honor Society students at a high school in Plano, Texas were reportedly informed they will not be allowed to wear their stoles at graduation. The practice is being discontinued because it is not inclusive to all students.

A National Honor Society sponsor told a parent that administrators from Plano Senior High School do not want to single any students out, WFAA.com reported.

“They deserve it,” one parent told WFAA.com. “They worked so hard for it. If you choose not to work that hard, then that’s OK. I wasn’t an NHS kid. I didn’t wear the NHS stole when I graduated. But friends of mine did, and I was OK!”

“It’s kind of a national thing that’s recognized, so I don’t know why just Plano can’t recognize it,” said one student.

The school said in a statement, “We are aware that many honor students may not also be members of the National Honor Society, but the school has opted not to include additional regalia per tradition. This long-standing practice was questioned by students twice in the school’s history, once in 2004 and again around 2008 or 2009. Both times, the tradition of not including any regalia for various student clubs, honor societies, leadership roles or other activities was explained to them, and in 2008/2009, class officers and student congress were given the opportunity to consider a change in the practice. The student leaders opted to uphold the tradition. The campus will look at the practice again next year if students wish.”

Parents, who do you think of this? Is it a ridiculous practice of continuing the culture of mediocrity, or is there something to be said for evening out the playing field. Tell us your thoughts in the comments and make sure you SHARE this with fellow parents on Facebook.

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