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Grads, parents punished for ‘excessive cheering’

By Leanne Italie
Published June 11, 2012 8:13pm ET
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Grads, parents punished for ‘excessive cheering’
This image from video released by ABC shows Anthony Cornist, left, and his mother Traci Cornist, of Cincinnati, Ohio, during a Skype appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," on Thursday, June 7, 2012. Anthony Cornist was one of four seniors at a suburban Cincinnati high school were denied their sheepskins because of "excessive cheering" by their guests during graduation ceremonies. The principal told them to perform 20 hours of community service in exchange for their diplomas due to the behavior of their friends and family. (AP Photo/ABC) | AP

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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