Posted it in the AKA thread, but the NEWEST update is that they're getting their diplomas and the school's got its tail between its legs. A Peoria lawyer took the case pro bono and threatened a suit. Surprise! Diplomas for everyone. The Illinois State Board of Education wouldn't support the school either because it punishes the students for things they have no control over.
Students happy to receive diplomas
Attorney sent request to Galesburg administrators
From the Peoria Journal Star.
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Jeff Green, an attorney with the Janssen Law Center in Peoria, announced Tuesday he would represent the students for free, demand an apology and the diplomas from the district or the matter would go to court....
The Illinois State Board of Education's decision not to support the district's policy to withhold the diplomas also played a factor, Denisar wrote.
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Galesburg High School Principal Tom Chiles stayed in his office and out of sight as a secretary slid the paper across the counter to Trent and Kelley in an unceremonious end to the incident that has created such a buzz.
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