a science nerd, and she should ABSOLUTELY be allowed to talk at graduation.

Very clever, Paris!!!

Good for her. This punishment is ridiculous.

There is no purpose to banning her from graduation for this prank besides vengeance because Gray had some unauthorized fun. Full stop. Anyone involved in punishing a high school girl for a harmless joke that involves the chemical elements is someone whose prudery and hatred for the young has distorted their soul until they are dead inside. How hateful. How sad. The joke is cute. It’s good she paid attention in chemistry. Leave it alone, assholes.

In addition, I will point out that backing one’s ass up is a fine way to use your ass. In fact, it’s probably the second most common task asses are put to, besides sitting on them. Ideally, you really should spend more time backing your ass up and less time sitting on it, for health reasons. So not only is this a nerdy science joke of the sort schools should be celebrating, it’s just good advice for living.

Luckily, Gray’s mom is supportive of her. “My first reaction was, you are such a nerd,” she said. Yes. God forbid.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/20/petty-tyrants-at-georgia-high-school-want-to-ban-girl-from-graduation-for-making-a-science-joke/

I suppose at some level, an administrator must not approve of the "A" word associated with official school business. Fair enough. A smart principal would call her into the office and say,

"Young lady. You used the "A" word inappropriately. I am going to require you to stay after school one minute tonight. Let me know how that goes.

Now about your speech at graduation, I want you to get out there and kick some, er, uh, fanny."

That themselves censored the periodic table...

has me shaking my head is disbelief several times each day.

In fact, I gotta give her major kudos for the wit.....as well as her nerdiness. This young lady has lots of potential.....

...to Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Michio Kaku, Stephen Hawking and every other scientist that has been trying to get kids interested in science.

What a ridiculously stupid power play.

Sulfur Uranium Carbon Potassium Sulfur!

As a Chemistry geek, that was kind of funny to me. I didn't click on the link, since I already knew.

"back that ass up"?

I don't get it. Is it a song or something?

It would seem the school overreacted, but shouldn't this be funny?

A bit raunchy, but not too bad in the greater scheme of things. Pretty sure the average high school student has been exposed to worse

Why make trouble where there really is none. I don't even understand what is so offensive about the prank. Is it the word "ass" or the fact that a teenager got one over on them?

authoritarians continue to hurt kids.

and it was a funny, and really very mild, joke.

out of their collective Arsenic Sulfur.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/student-says-touchy-yearbook-quote-could-ruin-seni/nfzk4/

UPDATE: Paris Gray and her family met with the school's principal and the area superintendent on Tuesday. They apologized for the miscommunication and said they would not deny her giving a speech at graduation. The superintendent challenged her to "give the best speech ever."

scientific method.