Prank day for seniors has been a tradition for longer than I have been alive. And believe me, that is a very long time. The pranks are mostly just messy and the ones who made the mess usually end up cleaning it up. It’s harmless fun and no one gets hurt.
Comfort High School, about 50 miles northwest of San Antonio, suspended 40 students for pulling pranks such as placing plastic spoons on the football field and rearranging things on the wall.
For their transgressions, they have been suspended for two weeks. It is an in-school suspension. Included in the prank pulling seniors who were suspended were the valedictorian, salutatorian, and others in the top 10% of the class.
The school has not told them whether or not they will graduate with the honors they earned throughout the four years in high school. It’s even worse for liberal kids who could lose any honors they earned during their seven years in high school.
Journalist Morgan Burrell followed the story and shared her findings in a series of tweets:
SUSPENDED❗️ Half the senior class at Comfort High School has been suspended after participating in a senior prank last week. The extent of the damage? See the pictures below ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/OrDHmPfxE8
— Morgan Burrell (@Morgan_Burrell) May 20, 2021
Burrell wrote, “I just caught up with several students’ parents who tell me the plan was to stick forks in the practice field and then go home. While some students did just that, others went into the high school and left behind streamers, balloons and rearranged some things. Parents say the district is treating all the students with the same punishment: in-school suspension, senior privileges have been taken away & some students fear they may lose the honors they are supposed to graduate with.”
“Among the students in trouble are the valedictorian, salutatorian, and others in the top 10% of the class. I made several calls & just stopped by district headquarters to try and talk to Comfort Superintendent Tanya Monroe. Her first question to me was, “Are you recording?”
Comfort High School Principal Darren Williams also had no comment because this is a “student disciplinary matter”. pic.twitter.com/kcgJAY3b3t
— Morgan Burrell (@Morgan_Burrell) May 20, 2021
In a separate post, Burrell wrote, “Parents of students in trouble believe the punishment is unfair. “WE’RE SO FORKING PROUD” reads this sign outside Comfort Liquors. The owner of the liquor store is Shannon Conroy. Her daughter is the valedictorian of the class of 2021…she’s one of the students in ISS.”
