Grads, parents punished for ‘excessive cheering’

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NEW YORK (AP) — Year after year it’s a sure bet that the comforting graduation mainstay “Pomp and Circumstance” is drowned out on occasion by airhorns, cowbells or the sheer lung power of proud friends and family.

What appears to have changed is stiffer retribution for those in the crowd who don’t want to save the party for later.

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