Mississippi superintendent won't say if he'll drop graduation cheering charges
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Mississippi school superintendent who pressed charges against people for cheering at a high school graduation says he plans to make a statement in court Tuesday, but won't say if he'll drop the charges.
Senatobia school Superintendent Jay Foster reiterated in a telephone interview Friday that he's trying to ensure that some families don't ruin graduations for others by raising a ruckus.
He says he filed misdemeanor, disturbing-the-peace charges against three people because they disobeyed instructions to hold their cheers. Before doing so, he says he consulted with school board members, administrators and the district's lawyer.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Mississippi chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says that Foster is violating First Amendment rights and that those who cheered did nothing that could be considered a crime.