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Pregnant student, banned from graduation, walks anyway

Associated Press
May. 18, 2005 01:23 PM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A pregnant student who was banned from graduation at her Roman Catholic high school announced her own name and walked across the stage anyway at the close of the program.

Alysha Cosby's decision prompted cheers and applause Tuesday from many of her fellow seniors at St. Jude Educational Institute.

But her mother and aunt were escorted out of the church by police after Cosby headed back to her seat. advertisement

"I can't believe something like this is happening in 2005," said her mother, Sheila Cosby. "My daughter has been through a lot and I am proud of her. She deserved to walk, and she did."

The school's guidance counselor delivered Cosby's degree to her house earlier Tuesday, but she still wanted to participate.

"I worked hard throughout high school and I wanted to walk with my class," she said.

Cosby was told in March that she could no longer attend school because of safety concerns, and her name was not listed in the graduation program.

The father of Cosby's child, also a senior at the school, was allowed to participate in graduation.

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Good for her! If the father got to walk, the mom should, too.

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Dback Jon

That is the most screwed up part of the story - great example set there - a man can get a woman pregnant, but not face the same consequences.


And I applaud her for walking!

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Rivercard

The country seems to have gone mad with all this banning stuff.

Pariah

Good for her. It's a shame she had to do it as an interloper (for lack of a better term).

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arthurracoon

Either have neither of them walk, or have both walk.

I'd allow both to walk.

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40yearfan

Discrimination is usually the result of small minded people forming a committee and then making decisions. One eggs the other on until they get enough courage to discriminate and the ability to justify it in their minds.

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Rivercard

I suppose if this were Jane Fonda's daughter you might support their banning decision. (just poking fun Pariah... nothing personal )

40yearfan

Nope, only if it were Jane Fonda herself. Her daughter can't help it if her mom is a traitor.

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Pariah

Fonda could walk--but only if the people who own the place where she was to walk wanted to admit her.

For example, if the graduation were in my backyard I would "ban" her. Because it's my backyard, I would have that right.

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Pariah

Also, I never said I didn't think they should be able to prevent the preggers gal from participating, I just thought they should have.

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KingofCards

Its the religious freaks.

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boondockdrunk

I agree. However, the boy's parents might pull the "but we don't know if it is his" sort of thing and that can cause problems. Not saying that this already isn't a problem. Either they both walk or they don't.... let this be a lesson to you youngfolk... don't be a fool, wrap your tool.

azdad1978

Good for her for walking since she deserved her diploma if she worked hard for it. If I was her father I would take them to court, nobody is perfect and people makes decisions that affected them. More power to her if she can get a college degree, I know how hard it is for a single mom since my cousin is a single mom but finished her degree in Nutrition and makes good money.

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CardFan67

Perhaps someone should talk to the moderators...

AzCards21

I have a little trouble figuring how pregnancy has anything to do with passing high school.

If your grades are good what else matters?