Parent brawl erupts at kindergarten graduation

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(06-24) 06:21 PDT Victorville, Calif. (AP) --

Brawling parents interrupted a Southern California kindergarten graduation ceremony.

School officials placed Puesta del Sol Elementary in desert Victorville on lockdown Wednesday morning after a fight broke out among a group of parents.

San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Karen Hunt says witnesses told deputies several mothers were involved in a verbal argument and it got physical in a field near the ceremony. Several men then jumped into the fray and the incident turned into a brawl.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/06/24/state/n062100D16.DTL

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1. I hope they made them sit in the corner.

[petronius]

6. On those little tiny chairs, too

I had no idea there was such a thing as kindergarten graduation - what exactly is being celebrated? :shrug:

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. parents are really upset because they cancelled kindergarten graduation.

Graduation? We didn't graduate from K when I was a kid.

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22. It's a part of the whole feelgood routine

Kids self-esteem will be damaged if they aren't given awards all the time.

Drives me nuts.

[MorningGlow]

2. Outstanding

What do they do for an encore, at the kids' high school graduation?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. Don't rush them

They still have the elementary to JH ceremony and then the JH to HS ceremony to destroy.

[MineralMan]

7. Full auto weapons for High School Graduation, I think.

[REP]

13. Optimist

With fine parenting like this, high school graduation may not be in the cards for these children.

[Kber]

3. I wonder what sparked that?

[MorningGlow]

5. Yeah, nice thorough reporting there, innit?

:eyes:

In any case, I sent the link to my brother. He's a defense attorney one county over. Maybe he can nab some new clients. :evilgrin:

[REP]

12. Is there a GOOD reason for throwing punches at a kindergarten "graduation"?

[Kber]

33. Of course not and I didn't mean to imply that

I was just curious if it was something to do with the kids (i.e. how dare your kid do such and such to mine) or purely an adult thing (like "stop sleeping with my husband, you bitch")

It's really just low, base, curiosity on my part,nothing more.

[MineralMan]

8. Victorville is Tea Party Country. It's also 50% Hispanic in

its demographics. I can easily visualize a standoff between the teabaggers and people with names that end in -es and -ez. Lots of tension around there.

[rocktivity]

9. What was the argument about--whose kid was cuter?

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rocktivity

[MorningGlow]

26. Somebody probably

stepped in front of somebody else's video camera. :eyes:

Disclaimer: I am the mother of a 6 YO and I do NOT own a video camera. I refuse to experience my son's childhood through a lens.

[wordpix]

10. get the dunce caps out

[REP]

11. Ah, another example of how Parenting Makes One a Better Person!

I continue to be fine with how I am, which doesn't include public brawls.

[Bobbieo]

14. Lousy reporting!!! Where is the 'WHY' it happened in the first place?

But,typical with today's news.

[Initech]

15. I'm still baffled by the concept of a kindergarten graduation.

[REP]

16. As far as some kids will go, academically

[Freddie Stubbs]

17. Me too. It seems like these days kids get a trophy every time they

wipe their asses.

[Initech]

27. It's disturbing isn't it?

Losing builds character and kids don't know that.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

30. Eh, why not

We had a guy with all the intelligence of a kindergartner finish second in the race for President and they gave it to him anyway.

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. Me too. They wear little robes and mortar boards these days.

[SmileyRose]

31. me too.

seems bizarre

[City Lights]

20. Real class acts.

Setting such a wonderful example for children. :eyes:

[slackmaster]

21. I never got to graduate from Kindergarten

I was so far ahead of the other kids, they moved me into first grade after the first two weeks.

:grouphug:

[flvegan]

23. Setting a fine example for those kids, folks. You stay classy.

[tjwash]

24. Victorville.

I really would like to say I'm surprised :eyes:

[Initech]

28. That's why it's derogitorily referred to here in LA as "the 909".

[Soylent Brice]

25. TIME OUT!!!

:rofl:

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[lpbk2713]

29. "Tastes great!!' ... "Less filling!!"

[47of74]

32. Nice

Way to act more mature than your children, parents.

[pipi_k]

34. "Wahhhhh!!!! He LOOKED AT ME!!!!!"

"Did NOT!!!"

"Did TOO!"

"Did NOT!!"

"Did TOO!"


Slap. Pinch. Spit. Kick. Another slap. Punch. More punches. General mayhem.


Childish behavior....not just for children anymore.