A silly stunt by a senior at a high school in Florida resulted in swift punishment and the withholding of his diploma after he Tebowed during the school’s commencement ceremony.
During the graduation ceremony at Bishop Verot, a Catholic high school located in Fort Myers, Fla., senior Chuck Shriner struck the pose, made famous by New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow last season when he was with the Broncos, as he crossed the stage and approached the school’s principal. Despite the laughter and applause from those in attendance, Shriner’s diploma was withheld from him and he received the punishment of having to clean the school’s gymnasium, the location of the graduation ceremony.
Shriner had no idea his little joke — which he admitted he did on a dare and for $5 (although insisting he would have done it regardless of the paltry financial compensation) — would cause such a stir. And such a punishment, saying, “”I just thought it was fun” and adding, “I was just doing it to make graduation memorable.”
Later that day, Shriner posted the following message on his Facebook page a message that showed he had no regrets for his impromptu pose: “Moment in my life I’ll never forget, getting my diploma taken away for doing the Tebow on stage in front of (Principal John) Cavell. So worth it.”
According to Shriner, officials at the school told him that the harsh punishment and withholding of Shriner’s diploma was the school’s attempt to dissuade future graduating classes from pulling the same or different stunts:
“They said what I did would give underclassmen inspiration to do something else, that it might lead to something else,” Shriner said about the administration’s reaction. “So they were trying to set an example.”
School officials informed Shriner that they will consider giving his diploma to his mother. Fair enough, right? But here’s where the story takes a bizarre turn: the idea of the punishment came from Shriner’s mother, who happens to be a math teacher at the high school. Harsh.
Shriner’s mother eventually picked up her son’s diploma on his behalf, but Shriner told the Naples News after cleaning the gym on Monday that his mom was still “really mad,” but even with his mother coming down hard on him for his Tebowing, maintained that “it was worth it.” Good for you, kid. And at least his mother can take solace in the fact that he didn’t take a cardboard cutout as his date to prom, right? Imagine the controversy that would have erupted from that stunt. Yikes.
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If this jerky kid really wanted to "make graduation memorable," he could have just taken a dump on the stage. At least that wouldn't've been a deliberate insult to REAL Christianity.
Your comments have the likeness of mad ramblings that one may hear from a homeless person or in an asylum?
I am going to pray for you, whomever you are and because I care enough to pray for you, to have GOD work in your life/heart and bring you closer to him. I know you may not want this from me but you see despite what everyone says Prayer can be done privately and it will be a long long long time before those rights disappear along with the other rights we have lost and will give up.
GOD Bless you!
Peace and Goodwill toward all!
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. - John 14:6
God Bless You! Regards, Anthony
so are there parents
I can't believe this was the mom's idea, not allowing him to receive his diploma. She needs to get a grip. Where's her sense of humor? Geez. Did she forget what it feels like to be a senior at commencemet?
What they don't like Tebow ?
Mom will get over it and laugh about it. Congratulations you graduated - my Grandson also is Class of 2012 !!!
I think Tim Tebow is and inspriation to young sports players. He strikes his pose for a (personal) purpose. He doesn't act like a Dennis Rodman coloring his hair or kicking photographers in the groin just to get the publicity. There are many more proffesional sports players who want two things, publicity and the greed of money.
If I had a son and he struck that pose I would be proud of him for following someone who has real beliefs.
He showed no apologies or statement as he was not trying to be disrespectful and only was giving credit to God. I could see his side if this was the case. Then again, no one writing here was there to know what was truly in this young man's heart when he did it. Only he and God know that and that is all that matters. Someone thought it would make good print and evidently they were right, because we are here reading and writing about it.