I'd say, that graduating high school is one of the greatest achievements one can make and also one of the most important things one can do this day and time. It is truly a time to celebrate! One should celebrate! Celebration usually brings with it silly behavior and rituals! Throwing water balloons, painting the street and other things people wouldn't normally do on a daily basis. When I was in school, we still received three licks with a paddle! I guess I would gladly trade three licks for a few water balloons thrown at my teachers! It's when you deny people so simple as walking down that aisle with their fellow classmates, that brings on violent behavior! They earned that right for years of hard work and effort! Maybe those kids punishment should be to build a hanging platform for that teacher/principal out in the school yard for all to see!

When I was in the Navy and crossed the equator, we had a ceremony where a lot of hazing took place. Although hazing isn't tolerated in the military these days, it is for this occasion. Ranks mean nothing! You get more than a little wet! It is a fun time! Through all that, I can now proudly say that I'm a Shellback! (look it up if you want)

All I saying, is that given the circumstances, there should be exceptions to the rule!

the rest of you people claim to want to teach responsibility, but I think you are just jealous. Jealous of a kid being a kid, and forgetting that their childhood essentially ends with graduation. They have plenty of time to go work meaningless jobs, or suit and tie as well as responsibilities. Teacher no longer love the children they teach it seems, and have lost their passion for the job they supposedly love. You wonder why kids snap? That kind of pressure is unreasonable, and selfish of an adult in that position

Wow...you got me. When you put it that way I can't disagree. Now I feel bad.

Anyone aiming at a teacher would have been strung up in my school, and in my fathers house too. Am I stuck in the way of thinking that I always resented as a child? OMG! I suppose I am jealous.

the rest of you people claim to want to teach responsibility, but I think you are just jealous. Jealous of a kid being a kid, and forgetting that their childhood essentially ends with graduation. They have plenty of time to go work meaningless

what the kids did was wrong. they attacked their teachers without thought to who they were doing it to or for the consequences of their actions..this has nothing to do with "kids will be kids", if they had done it to each other and a teacher didnt like it then I'd agree with the statement above. You teach responsibility by holding people accountable for their actions. These kids broke the rules now they have to pay the price. Its just that simple...

the rest of you people claim to want to teach responsibility, but I think you are just jealous. Jealous of a kid being a kid, and forgetting that their childhood essentially ends with graduation. They have plenty of time to go work meaningless

I think your an idiot too! That's not an attack, unless your six years old and playing Army men in the backyard or something. They didn't throw them at the teachers, the teachers just got wet from the busting balloons.

wow, I thought I was a harsh person. I threw bisuits on police cars, as well as moon pies as they passed by. I used to take musical greeting cards apart and hide the internals in a teachers desk so it would aggravate them all day. I put shaving cream under the door handles of their cars, vaselined doorknobs, vaselined toilet seats, put pingpong balls in the toilets, itching powder in the toilet paper, and put plastic wrap over the toilet, and under the toilet seat. Yes, I deserved the firing squad for my "disresepct" as a child. Worse that ever happened to me was a paddling from the principal. You guys strive to make people grow up too fast, and take a period of time away from them that they will never be able to relive. I cannot believe you guys are so harsh about childhood mishchief that doesnt create any bodily harm

What did you do as a senior that you didn't get punished for, but should have?

nothing, these people were born senior citizens

No it really doesn't necessarily mean they had total disrespect for their teachers, although they probably do after the fact! The fact that they didn't actually hit the teachers directly with the balloons shows me that they did in fact have some respect for their teachers!

Sorry, but I see it differently. It just shows me that there aim was bad.