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6 boys in FB ‘kiss photos’ can join graduation rites

2:39 pm | Friday, March 30th, 2012

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Faking a kiss and posting photos of their naughty poses on Facebook have gotten six graduating high school boys into hot water. School authorities threaten to bar them from joining Friday’s graduation rites. Video by INQUIRER.net’s Cathy Miranda

MANILA, Philippines—The six high school boys who uploaded on Facebook their photos while simulating a kiss will be allowed to join Friday’s graduation rites but will not be able to get their diplomas yet, a Department of Education (DepEd) official said.

“They can march but the release of their diploma will be delayed,” said Samuel Mergenio, Division Planning Officer of DepEd said Friday.

Mergenio said the parents of the six students of Infant Jesus Academy in Marikina City sought DepEd’s help Thursday morning.

He said he asked the parents to submit a formal letter of complaint but the parents went instead to Radyo Inquirer’s “Isumbong Mo Kay Tulfo” program.

“We told them that we are waiting for the letter,” he said adding that up until now the parents have not yet submitted the letter.

INQUIRER.net published their story Thursday where the boys explained they just faked a kiss, took a photo of it and posted on Facebook.

The photo was not taken inside the school but the students were still wearing their school uniforms then.

The education department talked to officials of Infant Jesus Academy on Thursday evening.

“We took the initiative and talked to the school who allowed the students to march. They will also be recognized as graduates,” Mergenio said.

He said that even without their diplomas, the six boys can enroll in the universities.

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Tags: Education , Facebook , Graduation , Morality , Religion , Youth

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CBW6SWGCFCOXD6G5QYQEKQ565A OWEN

Students should learn the consequence of their actions. This is about taking accountability in what you do. Thanks for we have schools that are doing things that so-called responsible parents failed to do. This is really difficult on the part of parents, but this is the right thing to do to educate their children.
ifyoudontlikeitkickit

What happened to freedom of speech and expression?
or is that no longer applicable in our country!

Parents continue your action!
jamesh5680

You have entirely missed the issue. The students posted pictures with statements -it is the statements that created a hostile environment for other students at IJA. It is NOT the picture that is the issue. It is Not an issue of free speech – it is that the statements constituted a threat to other children in the school environment. The school has a zero tolerance policy towards bullying and it upheld that value. The students were NEVER told they could not march or participate, they were never told they would not receive their grades or transcript of study – they were told they would NOT receive a diploma from IJA.
jamesh5680

It is sad that the real issue is not disclosed by the parents or the students. The issue is not the picture of boys kissing or simulating kissing – it is the caption that was placed with the picture which read “Gay Sh*t” – which is the issue -it is not free speech – it is the creation of a hostile environment by the students relating to other students. Infant Jesus Academy has a zero tolerance policy for bullying or any behavior that disrespects another person in anyway. IJA has the right, no an obligation, to uphold the dignity of all individuals and has the obligation to create a non-hostile environment for each of its students. These six students were NEVER banned from participating in the graduation ceremonies, they were told however that they would not receive a diploma during that ceremony. They were never told that their grades or their transcripts of records would not be released to them. They were told that, by their offensive behavior, they did not merit receipt of the official diploma of IJA, which is indeed sacred. It would have been professional for the Inquirer to get the facts before sensationalizing this incident.
w33k3nd3r

Boys, you don’t have to put up with this medieval hog wash. We know very well that you know better. Just follow good old Dr. Jose Rizal with regards to his lessons on how detrimental to progress the hypocritical clergy and their followers can be. Just take your diplomas and apply in a non Catholic school, if you feel that you are paying them to make you think backwards.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WT5ZX5O7ZBC6Z3LXFA4UIQZC3I emajega

backward ba na ituro ang mabuting gawi? dinamay mo pa si Rizal. Nagawa ba ni Rizal gumuhit ng hubong katawan nya at ipaskin sa harap ng school nya? sumulat ba si Rizal ng mga malalaswang babasahin at pinabasa nya sa mga kaklase nya. Minsan mag isip ka kung ano ang tamang gawi dapat ng mga istudyante.

tabalu

DepEd, pls, ibalik ninyo ang subject na GMRC(good manners and right conduct) kung hindi kayang turuan ng magulang ang mga anak nila ng magandang asal.
malek_abdul

Moral lesson…don’t give your fb account to your school authorities or create a fictitious account so that your school authorities can not view your accounts. On a serious note, what you did is really obscene. You kids must follow the teachings of your school especially on Good Manners and Right Conduct. Allahu Akbar!!!
M Hudson

If you want to attend catholic school, you have to abide by their rules. If you can’t abide then don’t go there.

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