I think it's fairly known and respected that in a graduation ceremony, the graduate shakes hands with one or more authority figures who are bestowing the honors. If they have a legitimate (2E-type) reason to not shake hands, then could have been arranged for privately ahead of time. Consequently, I don't believe there's any reason to refuse publicly to shake one person's hand, than to make a point.
That said, I don't really understand how the court could possibly uphold the obviously excessively extreme punishments heaped on him. Also, the kid is in 8th grade--so probably 14?--so I don't see why a minor of 14 should be punished for "communicating the position" of his adult parent rather than his own.
Last edited by Aufilia; 09/21/14 10:46 PM.
