Two MacArthur seniors banned from walking graduation stage

What I do not understand is why WOAI and other news organizations are not talking about the possible illegal activity being committed by NEISD Personnel?? If the people directly affected by the actions of NEISD are interviewed you will find, what are believed by legal professionals, incidents of CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND OFFICIAL OPPRESSION. Interviews of a child conducted over and over with 4 adults to each child and no parent present. Parents being banned from all NEISD property for 2 years because they don't have the "right answer".... Interviews that end with children being told they need to "search their soul" and then sent to school counselors when the child will not change his/her story to conform with what the school wants it to be..... WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON HERE????? WOAI....Why don't you investigate that???

What was the incident that is being labelled as hazing? Why can't the news or the district say what the allegation is? NEISD's big hazing incident at Churchill in 2003 was cadets hitting other cadets in the back with broomsticks—there was no problem identifying what hazing was then, why is there one now? According to MacArthur cadets who witnessed the incident labeled as hazing, an upperclassman told an underclassman to "spin his rifle, do push ups, or do something constructive", which has been taken by certain district officials to constitute peer pressure hazing, requiring the termination of two instructors who just happen to run the number one JROTC program in the nation (out of 3300 programs), winning more national drill champions in recent history than any other program. Is what the upperclassman said bad enough that he should not be allowed to walk for graduation, as Native Girl suggests? Due process is a Constitutional right, and no one has received due process in through this whole ordeal. If someone in the district wanted the instructors to go away, wouldn’t it be easier just to ask them to go away, rather than vilify and smear them, their cadets, and their whole JROTC program? NEISD has hit a new low.

What was the incident that is being labelled as hazing? Why can't the news or the district say what the allegation is? NEISD's big hazing incident at Churchill in 2003 was cadets hitting other cadets in the back with broomsticks—there was no problem identifying what hazing was then, why is there one now? According to MacArthur cadets who witnessed the incident labeled as hazing, an upperclassman told an underclassman to "spin his rifle, do push ups, or do something constructive", which has been taken by the district to constitute peer pressure hazing, requiring the termination of two instructors who just happen to be the number JROTC program in the nation (out of 3300 programs), winning more national drill champions than any other program. Is what the upperclassman said bad enough that he should not be allowed to walk for graduation, as Native Girl suggests? Due process is a Constitutional right, and no one has received due process in through this whole ordeal. If someone in the district wanted the instructors to go away, wouldn’t it be easier just to ask them to go away, rather than vilify and smear them, their cadets, and their whole JROTC program? NEISD has hit a new low. constructive", which has been taken by the district to constitute peer pressure hazing, requiring the termination of two instructors who just happen to be the number JROTC program in the nation, winning more national drill champions across than any other program.

Since when is "walking the stage" a constitutional right>?????? The students in question displayed poor judgment and are paying the price. Done deal.

@Catholic Dad: "what happened to the days when educators were knowledgable." Listen Dad, obviously you had one of those educators who is not knowledgeable, because you have trouble with spelling and grammar. "And they have guards". I missed your point. Of course they have guards. The parents have given the district reasons to have guards. The guards are there to protect. You have a problem with guards? Seriously? That's the kind of society we live in now and it's getting worst. Obviously, you don't have a clue as to how parents can be like now-a-days. No one is safe anymore, no matter where you go.

As for the Yearbook, That is the responsibility of the YB Teacher/Sponsor and the Yearbook staff witch is an actual class with instruction, maybe the new YB Teacher wasn't qualified, and ya if your kid didn't seem to find time for the pictures then of course they are not in the YB...You know how many kids who are involved in various campus organizations that do not take the individual class picture, and they aren't crying about it!!

Maybe NEISD should take a look at the student and the parent who initially complained about the hazing incident. I agree it is a "witch hunt". I agree with Anonymous, are they going to suspend the entire football and basketball teams for the same thing and fire the coaches??? Come on...I guess I will have to reread the entire story to get the name of the parent...I bet they are big time cry babies...!!! No MAC has not gone DOWNHILL...NEISD Has!!

I was very honored to have LTC Blake as my sons JROTC instructor in Somerset. He is an outstanding man and inspiration to students. I am shocked at the allegations. Push ups considered to be hazing...lol This is a JROTC program...duh What do you think this is in preparation for?? Military, do you think they are going to say "Oh, I'm sorry you need to learn discipline". I hope no coaches or upperclassmen ever make there athletes do push ups...lol Definetely sounds suspicious to me. If it is so terrible a simple reprimand or don't do it again if it is not politically correct, but termination no way. Sad for those students who didn't get to walk the stage without the school getting this cleared up in time. I will always support LTC Blake and pray the school district realizes they are making a very big mistake. They should learn what the chain of command is!! What a disgrace to the MacArthur name!!!

Yes, catholic dad, MacArthur has definitely gone downhill. It has been a difficult couple of months for these JROTC cadets. Allegations that are unfounded, kids left to deal with serious issues without help from administrators. It all screams "witch hunt" to me! I've said it before and I'll say it again...the district has had an agenda with this program and no matter what they have to do to dismantle it, they'll do it. Doesn't matter who they hurt or whose lives they ruin. Instructors still don't know why they have been removed, and kids who have been punished because a "credible witness" said so. Who said we are innocent before being proven guilty? Someone should let the district in on that!!!

Hazing, like public education IS NOT a constitutional right. Whatever happened to parents taking responsibility for how their kids behave, at home or in the classroom? Want your kids to be allowed to act like idiots without repucussions for their actions? Maybe some type of homeschooling or private education, at a place where they charge you for them to put up with YOUR kid(s) is the answer. I'm unsure of what the Instructor's place was in all of this, so I'll reserve judgment, for now.