High School Valedictorian’s Diploma Withheld

Reposted as history. Originally posted in May of 2005.

Because Of Graduation Speech
No writer listed - 5/24/2005 - Nashville News Channel 5 (dot com)

Abe Stokla said all he wanted to do was give a memorable speech, but what he thought was funny, school leaders considered offensive.
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Stokla planned to say, “You have given us the minimum required attention and education to master any station at any McDonald’s anywhere. For that we thank you. Of course, I’m only kidding."

To the modern education administrator the tradition of free speech means nothing. They censor speech of anyone who does not adhere to the "politically correct" line. And it is not politically correct to make a joke about them.

Welcome to America in the 21st Century.