Going to a FIRST event is apparently not a field trip

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

Hopefully things will be cleared up quickly.

In the event that it all goes sideways and the principal says, "you can't attend the ceremonies." Take it in stride.

It sounds like you will all have some much more significant graduation ceremonies in your future... being banned from this one will give you a great tale to tell your grandkids, especially if you handle it with class and style.

This is really great advice. The thing about graduations too is that they aren't for you, they're really for your parents.

When I was a freshman in high school, one of my good friends missed a significant amount of school to ski competitively. At the time, the school had a policy that 15 missed days for any reason in a semester would automatically result in failing all of your classes, regardless of your grades. His parents stood up to the principal, and when the dust settled he had a 4.0 taking straight honors classes. Needless to say, he passed (and coincidentally is graduating from MIT next weekend!). I hope your administrators come around too.