In the news 05/28/2008

How stupid is this?

From the Dallas News: Grapevine student with top grades won't be valedictorian

Grapevine High School senior Anjali Datta holds the highest grade point average of the 471 students graduating from Grapevine High School this year. In fact, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD officials believe her GPA of 5.898 may be the highest in the high school’s history [done over 3 years]... But a school district policy states: “the valedictorian shall be the eligible student with the highest weighted grade point average for four years of high school.”

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I don't care what the "policy" says. In fact, according to the article, the policy isn't clear on what the policy is. If it were me, I'd give it to the girl. She deserves it. Anyone that is willing to and actually does complete four years of high school in three years with THAT grade point average deserves the recognition and the scholarship. I think the "policy" could be open to interpretation in the sense that "four years of high school" is typically what it takes for a student to complete high school credits but she did it in three so she should get the accolades.

If you ask me, the district is displaying racial favoritism. This girl is obviously of Middle Eastern descent (India probably with a name like 'Datta.' The boy that will actually get the valedictorian title with a lesser GPA achieved in a longer amount of time must be Caucasian (last name is Franklin, first name Tyler). So, why would the district let this "darky" show up this "whitey?"

This is an obvious overlooking of what is the right thing to do. Stupid bastards!