NJ Seniors Say Punishment for Prank that Shut Down School Is Too Harsh

NJ seniors say punishment for prank that shut down school is too harsh

Some seniors apologized at the school board meeting on Monday night, saying they offered to clean up the prank and asked that their punishment be reconsidered.

Is a senior prank punishment too harsh?

(South River, NJ) — Students who pulled off a senior prank at South River High in Middlesex County, New Jersey, will have to pay a fine and do five hours of community service if they want to walk in their graduation. On Monday night, the students involved in the relatively harmless prank, apologized at a school board meeting. They told board members that the punishment, which also excludes them from a final “clap out” and senior barbecue is over…