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CJ 'puzzled' by decision on St. John's graduation
July 23, 2013
CJ 'puzzled' by decision on St. John's graduation
Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett said yesterday he found it "puzzling" that the Anglican Central Education Authority (ACEA) canceled a graduation ceremony for the entire 2013 St. John's College (SJC) senior class instead of simply excluding the students who were found in breach of school rules.
Sir Michael suggested that the decision created a problem for the students who did nothing wrong, bu...
Mediocrity and youth
July 01, 2013
Mediocrity and youth
The school year has come to an end and there have been various proms for seniors graduating and heading to new phases of life.
Proms are celebrations of that transition. Teenagers get dressed up and say goodbye to the school and friends. Here in The Bahamas proms have increasingly become theatrical, and at times spectator sports of the bizarre and excessive...
Gomez worried by St. John's controversy
June 28, 2013
Gomez worried by St. John's controversy
Retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez yesterday expressed concern over the example that could be set by court action brought against the Anglican Central Education Authority (ACEA) by a group of parents whose children recently completed high school at St. John's College.
The parents took action over the ACEA's decision to cancel graduation and prom...
St. John's parents file legal action
June 21, 2013
St. John's parents file legal action
"As it stands now it's a breach of contact." The parents are also seeking a declaration that the "students did not engage, participate or were otherwise involved in any infractions which could result in the disqualification from the graduation ceremony as outlined in the Anglican Central Education Authority Agreement for Participation in graduation"...
Lawyer says legal action looms in St. John's feud
June 18, 2013
Lawyer says legal action looms in St. John's feud
An attorney representing scores of parents whose children attended St. John's College said yesterday she would file legal action against the school as early as this week if the Anglican Central Education Authority (ACEA) does not reverse its decision to cancel the graduation ceremony and prom.
Graduation was scheduled for this morning.
The ACEA has said it canceled the school's prom and graduati...
Bishop stands firm over graduation cancellation
June 18, 2013
Bishop stands firm over graduation cancellation
ANGLICAN Bishop Laish Boyd is standing firm on his decision to cancel graduation and prom for the 2013 class of St Johns Anglican School - despite the public outcry and in the face of threatened legal action by the students.
Anger after St. John's graduation canceled
June 17, 2013
Anger after St. John's graduation canceled
Parents and students of the 2013 graduating class of St. John's College were left fuming after a decision from the Anglican Central Education Authority (ACEA) to cancel the school's prom and graduation ceremony for students' "gross insubordination and deceit".
Bishop Laish Boyd told the parents of the decision at a general meeting at the campus on Friday evening, four days before the scheduled gr...
Uproar over decision to cancel graduation
June 17, 2013
Uproar over decision to cancel graduation
PARENTS and students of the graduating class of 2013 of St John's College are up in arms about a decision by the Anglican Central Education Authority to cancel this year's graduation ceremony and senior prom.
Innocent Suffering For The Guilty...Students Robbed Of Their First Major Accomplishment
June 15, 2013
Innocent Suffering For The Guilty...Students Robbed Of Their First Major Accomplishment
Dear Editor,
In
recent weeks, a group of students at a local high school attacked a
uniformed police officer while on school property. These students, by
all accounts, had a record of being unruly and, downright, rude &
disgusting. The school retaliated by cancelling prom and graduation.
I
feel that prom is something that parents and students, alike, put too
much emphasis on by p...
Literacy, habits and culture
June 13, 2013
Literacy, habits and culture
Rev. C. B. Moss is the executive director of Bahamas Against Crime and founding pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church. He continues to see crime upfront, its ravages and the complex of causes. To his mind, one of the most under-utilized strategies of crime prevention is social intervention.
Moss speaks from conviction and the experience of watching violence and crime escalate to unprecedented pr...
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