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Direct linkTroop, Don – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Tossing mortarboards at commencement is all fun and games until somebody gets her head sliced open. This article describes the harrowing experiences of Trudy Kuehner, a graduating senior at Sterling Regional High School 31 years ago, and another 17-year-old graduate who were both injured by a mortarboard. Such injuries are the exception, though,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduation, Military Schools, Ceremonies
