Pregnant student banned from graduation goes anyway
Associated Press
May 18, 2005 GRAD0519



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.

"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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Originally posted by Ringtailhunter

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

Originally posted by Ringtailhunter
Pregnant student banned from graduation goes anyway
Associated Press
May 18, 2005 GRAD0519



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 ...[text shortened]... lowed to participate in graduation.


http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5410673.html[/b]

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Hmmm The RC clergy are being small-minded and petty? What a surprise.

Originally posted by bbarr
Just one more nail in the coffin, at least in the United States. I wonder what the Uber-Pope would say about this?

At least they had the common decency to let the father of the child walk with his class. It is after all "the mothers fault". She should have practiced abstinence like a responsible Catholic. 😉

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
LMAO! What a complete embarassment for the church.

Of course we must also consider that this event took place in the state that a few years ago outlawed vibrators. Perhaps this was part of the problem.

Originally posted by kirksey957
Of course we must also consider that this event took place in the state that a few years ago outlawed vibrators. Perhaps this was part of the problem.

Originally posted by kirksey957
Of course we must also consider that this event took place in the state that a few years ago outlawed vibrators. Perhaps this was part of the problem.

Originally posted by Nemesio
LOL! Please tell me that this is not true (that it is illegal to sell a vibrator in Alabama).

Nemesio

Praise God and Jesus.

Originally posted by Ringtailhunter
Pregnant student banned from graduation goes anyway
Associated Press
May 18, 2005 GRAD0519



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 ...[text shortened]... lowed to participate in graduation.


http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5410673.html[/b]

Originally posted by Nemesio
LOL! Please tell me that this is not true (that it is illegal to sell a vibrator in Alabama).

Nemesio

Originally posted by lucifershammer
Oh please! Take a look at yourselves - you see the words "Roman Catholic" in a news article and begin to rub your hands with glee.

There is no indication whatsoever in the article that the Church or any of the hierarchy was involved in any way in this incident. This story is deliberately written to be sensationalist crap and you know it.

At le ...[text shortened]... ative news sites as well:

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/NEWSV5/storyV5stjudegrad29w.htm