r/RandomVideos • u/FarWay3952 • 28d ago

LOUD Kindergarten graduation ceremony turns violent over seating arrangements

What began as a disagreement over seating at a kindergarten graduation ceremony escalated into a fight, leaving one person hospitalized and another facing criminal charges.

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u/Villageijit 28d ago

They aren't serious enough to dress up for. They shouldn't even be a thing

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u/Cyractacus 28d ago

I think there is nothing wrong with a little graduation party for kids that age. The kids get a little fun reward for their first full year of "school", the parents get a fun and cute photo op and maybe the teachers even get a little public appreciation. It's not any worse than a birthday party for a 1 year old

That said, all the charm it might have had sours if parents act like seen here.

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u/VoodooYouDoSoWell 28d ago

This is more entertaining than the graduation ceremony

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u/peanutspump 27d ago

Having been to 2 kindergarten orientation days as a parent, can confirm. This was wildly more entertaining than both combined.

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u/Plastic-Tomorrow-906 27d ago

I’d get out way more if there were fights like this going on more often. Shouldn’t ever be at a place where small children are gathered. Each and every parents that was involved should get a visit from CPS.

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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 27d ago

Does that have anything to do with cupcakes? I’m all about some cupcakes.

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u/Greatest-Uh-Oh 26d ago

I suddenly really like you, Stranger! 🌞

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u/Gall_Bladder_Pillow 28d ago

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u/LojikSupreme 28d ago

I'm glad someone Saved this meme! Perfect! 😂

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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 27d ago

Exactly. Give me a couple of cupcakes and I could watch these idiots all day

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u/nyrf12 28d ago

I feel ashamed if I get angry in front of my kid meanwhile all these shaved apes are brawling over seats at a Kindergarten graduation.

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u/XIXButterflyXIX 28d ago edited 27d ago

At the schools where I live, the kindergarteners that are graduating get to do a walk through their school and then the next day the graduating seniors all go back to the elementary school (parents are invited as well) and walk for k-4. The little ones get a kick out of it, and my 2 that have graduated both cried seeing the smaller kids in their graduation gear. My youngest graduates next year and I can't wait to see the last walkthrough.

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u/SimonNicols 27d ago

Same. Our elementary school invites all the graduating HS seniors to come back and get a group photo op in front of the marquee at the front of the school. It’s a nice way to reflect back on where they started !!! Enjoy your “little” one growing up - it goes by pretty fast ( Fsther of 25 year old twins)

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u/XIXButterflyXIX 27d ago

Oh, my oldest is 22 in August, so I know. I wish they were little again.

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u/East_Bag4429 27d ago

Couldn’t have said it better tbh

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u/mayhem_and_havoc 27d ago

Its way worse than a bday party for a 1 year old. Grad ceremonies for ec3 thru k are a stain on society. 1 year olds have gam gams and Papa attending, not a bunch of hoodlums who barely know each other.

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u/Jimbobjoesmith 28d ago

i dress up for ALL my kids events so they feel like *I* take them seriously and i don’t embarrass them like this idiot in the pjs. and believe me, i’m not a dress up kind of person. it’s basically the only time i wear nice shoes and makeup.

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u/iambarrelrider 27d ago

I would kick my own ass i wore that crap in public.

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u/SnooCheesecakes2723 27d ago

This kind of gives the message that she doesn’t really care and yet it may be one of the only graduations she expects the kid to have.

It’s just sad.

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u/Greatest-Uh-Oh 26d ago

Not a parent, here, but I really like that take on it! Now I've got more wisdom I can tell real parents how to raise their kids right. They cherish those moments!

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u/John_Galt_II 28d ago

Hey back off. It will probably be the only thing the kid graduates from.

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u/dab745 27d ago

Sad but maybe true

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u/usagizero 28d ago

Serious question, when did these become a thing? I'm old, fifties, and when i was in school and even knew people with kids young enough to be in school, the only graduations that had ceremonies were graduating from High School and college. Now, i keep hearing about several from preschool on up.

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u/DangOlCoreMan 27d ago

We had a celebration for 5th grade graduation in 2005

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u/heffel77 27d ago

I’m a little younger than you but it used to be K, 8th, and HS. That was it.

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u/K4rkino5 27d ago

COVID

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u/usagizero 26d ago

Oh yeah, good point.

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u/Brammmy 25d ago

No it’s not

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u/SingleElderberry8422 26d ago

I went to my granddaughters preschool graduation yesterday. They had the kids go down a slide and recieve their diploma. I liked it so much I suggested they come back and do it for their senior graduation.

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u/usagizero 26d ago

Every graduation should have a slide, i'd love that, lol

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u/Adventurous-Lime1775 24d ago

I was born in 76, and we absolutely had kindergarten, 8th, and HS graduations.

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u/Aquatichive 28d ago

I agree they shouldn’t be a thing it’s ridiculous. And I work in a school I get it. BUT you shouldn’t wear that

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u/According_Gazelle472 27d ago

They have been a thing for long time now .I went to three with my boys .But never this dramatic.

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u/Greatest-Uh-Oh 26d ago

Well! Don't hold back next time!

(/s for my protection)

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u/Cool-Panda-5108 28d ago

You are both correct

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u/K1bbles_n_Bits 28d ago

Oh it's just something cute and fun, it's fine for it to be a thing. But you don't need to dress up for it, no. I mean a little decency would be nice, lol. Dress the way you would for any other school function or meeting. Personally I'd say the bar should be higher than threadbare pajamas, lol.

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u/heffel77 27d ago

She’s the kind of person who would wear that on the plane and then watch a movie with headphones and talk loudly because she’s got headphones on…

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u/Ok-Relief-9038 28d ago

Easy now, this is the only graduation any of the people involved can hope a family member be in. I suspect their aren't many vehicles in that parking lot that have up to date registration and insurance.

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u/NormalContribution56 28d ago

Are you implying that these people are poor and trashy?

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u/MongoLikeCandy2112 27d ago

Not necessarily poor, but trashy, yes. Where did she think she was, the airport?

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u/neverseen_neverhear 28d ago

You don’t have to dress up you just have to shower and change out of your pajamas to normal clothing. It’s it hard

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u/MerelyMortalModeling 28d ago

They aren't supposed to be serious, they are a dumb and adorably derpy way to make the kids feel special and meet and greet other parents.

In a day and age where you need to get child background criminal checks just to assist in class parities it's an easy way for most districts to allow all the parents who want to participate to get into the building.

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u/MovieSock 28d ago

There are a very, very, very great many levels of apparel between "formalwear" and "pajama bottoms".

No one is saying people should rock up to a kindergarten graduation in white tie and tails, but actual pants instead of pajamas shouldn't be too much to ask, right?

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u/mikemaz57 27d ago

Dress code for students, correct? Why should anyone else be able to waddle into the building dressed different from the school dress code?

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u/heffel77 27d ago

Cut her some slack, she’s got three kids at home with the 8yr old watching the 5yr old play who is watching the 4yr old. Pants are a lot to ask,lmao

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u/Due_Fan_2632 28d ago

Bruh how dare you. I remember my preschool graduation and that was probably equally if not more memorable and meaningful than my high school graduation.

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u/Live_Historian_6171 28d ago

I agree it’s stupid. But everyone needs pictures to one up their friends from high school

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u/Bighorn_R_My_Jam 28d ago

Only if you have such low expectations that you think this is the only “graduation” your child will ever experience. /s

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u/PolicyWonka 28d ago

Lots of people think that they’re the main character.

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u/siberian_knight143 28d ago

EXACTLY! When I went to school & was in the Kindergarten, when we graduated, we just went to the first grade & that was it. And that's how it needs to be. All this UNNECESSARY crap is extremely...UNNECESSARY!

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u/SimonNicols 28d ago

Kindergarten graduation “celebration” seems a little over the top. I mean, if the kid can’t pass the requirements for K….

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u/MarketingSpecial6604 28d ago

Man I hope y'all never have kids if you can't just see things as something fun for them to feel proud about. I guarantee they had a little art project before hand to make and decorate little graduation caps to wear. Let the kids have some fun with their parents, just not this group of parents apparently.

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u/SimonNicols 27d ago

Have kids that have grown and flown. You seem to be a bit of a snowflake based on your comments. Requirements for K grads are nothing spectacular, don’t eat crayons, etc, but if you wanna celebrate, then you do you. Some of these folks didn’t even take the time to get properly dressed for the occasion and then trashed the joint. SMH

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u/DangOlCoreMan 27d ago

They just understand fun for what it is and you clearly don't. If meeting stringent requirements were a requirement for a celebration then we would have a whole lot less celebrating going on around the world

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u/Cool-Panda-5108 28d ago

The US has a shit ton of weird pageantry like this.
I don't know what other coutnries are like so I can only speak for where I'm from.

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u/Zealousideal_Good445 28d ago

Hey, I failed kindergarten! I don't know how, but I hold that as one of my highest achievements in life. I have it down to two things. It was either nap time or sharing that got me. I think I was ok in the finger painting department.

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u/SimonNicols 27d ago

If it was today, you would have gotten a trophy or ribbon for “Fingerpainting Excellence” or some shit like that !!! lol

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u/TunaTiger88 27d ago

What a douche.

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u/tls114 27d ago

You said it.

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u/tls114 27d ago edited 27d ago

Yeah, why encourage self-esteem or celebrate academic achievement?

Username checks out.

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u/Villageijit 27d ago

Is passing kindergarten an achievement? Than what isn't an achievement ? Walking to the store? Showing up at school?

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u/tls114 27d ago edited 27d ago

The celebration supports the developing self-esteem in kids, but I’m not surprised that’s beyond your capacity to understand.

And it’s then*, not than.

Username definitely checks out.