Posted by:
left4good
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Date: June 04, 2017 01:06PM
DW was an early morning seminary teacher for several years (and very good at it). She was dedicated and genuinely cared about the kids and got along great with them.
When our SP's son was in her class, he skipped class so much that at the end of the school year he had more absences than allowed him to graduate, so she did the right thing and graded him "Incomplete" on the grade sheet she turned in to CES.
That naturally drew attention from the local CES director, but she showed him the attendance rolls and he supported her grade.
The SP's mom was aghast and asked what her son needed to do to clear the "I" and DW laid out a work plan that was not demanding at all.
To the surprise of no one, the kid never did the make-up work and the Incomplete grade turned into an F.
With his BYU application looming, DW heard from SP and his wife asking her to change the grade. Absent the make-up work being done, she rightly declined.
A few weeks later the kid walked across the riser with all the other kids at stake Seminary graduation, received his 4-year Seminary diploma, and moved on. DW had been overruled by either the CES director or someone else. Elite privilege had been invoked.
I was amazed then as I am now that SPs and others get treated so very special.
I'd be interested in other stories of how the elites are treated differently in Mormondom.