Shepaug graduation called off after food fight
Cancellation of 8th-grade ceremony touches off firestorm in Region 12
A decision to cancel the eighth-grade graduation in Region 12 is causing turmoil in Washington, Bridgewater and Roxbury.
The controversy over whether the decision was warranted has been the talk of the district since the annual Shepaug Valley Middle School graduation ceremony was called off following a food fight involving eighth-graders at the school.
Parental furor over the principal’s decision to cancel the June 22 ceremony was so intense that Region 12’s superintendent had a state trooper posted outside the school’s front door that day.
Principal Lorrie Rodrigue canceled the planned ceremony after a food fight in the cafeteria June 21, which she said was planned by eighth-graders, damaged property and posed a hazard to fellow students and faculty. more…
