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Like many soon-to-be graduates, two seniors of Westfield High School in Westfield, Mass., decided to pull a little senior prank during lunch in their high school’s cafeteria. The two staged a mock lightsaber fight, “battling” for about 30 seconds in front of a packed lunchroom before ending to a standing ovation from the crowd. The principal didn’t find the homage to Star Wars as impressive as the students did, however, and suspended the two seniors from school, adding that they won’t be able to walk in their graduation next week. The incident is currently under review and the decision may be reversed after a hearing next week. There’s a Facebook group petitioning the school to allow the pair to walk, if you care to add your support.
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Caroline Petrie is a nurse who carry out home visits to sick and elderly patients. One day, she offered to pray for the recovery of a sick woman … and now she may lose her job because of it!
Mrs Petrie, 45, is a community nurse employed by North Somerset Primary Care Trust to carry out home visits to sick and elderly patients.
The incident which led to her suspension took place at the home of a woman patient in Winscombe, North Somerset. "It was around lunchtime and I had spent about 20 to 25 minutes with her. I had applied dressings to her legs and shortly before I left I said to her: ‘Would you like me to pray for you?’.
"She said ‘No, thank you.’ And I said: ‘OK.’ I only offered to pray for her because I was concerned about her welfare and wanted her to get better."
However, after the incident on December 15, she was contacted by the trust and asked to explain her actions.
Andrew Alderson of The Daily Telegraph has the story: Link
