u/-Cutie-pi-

There is a new Head of School at my high school who was the assistant head of school for a while before now. Graduation is coming up for my grade and she's making some changes. She has a history of not listening when it comes to decision-making and once she makes up her mind she can be stubborn about it. This graduation ceremony is no different. For instance, soon we have a Faculty and Senior dinner which she scheduled at a time when a significant number of people in the grade can't be there due to running the school play.

The biggest issue yet has been with who is giving our graduation speech. It's a very small school where the teachers and the students know each other well, and in past years the class has gotten to vote on the teacher who knows them best to give the speech. The speech is also usually very focused on that specific class and the people in it.

However, a couple of days ago she told us all that she made a decision on who will give the speech for us. The issue is, though there is nothing inherently wrong with the teacher that she chose, the teacher has barely taught any of us. There were a few teachers (but one in particular) who we really wanted who knows us much, much better than this one. Every person in my class is angry about this decision because it's the last straw which makes it feel like the graduation is hers, not ours. The head of school said that that decision was final and the reasoning she gave was that that teacher was "in line" (there has never been a line).

Does anyone have advice for dealing with this? Should we send her a letter? Politely ask why she chose the teacher she chose? We are all rather upset but there is also the concern that bringing it up with her will just make her even more salty then she already is.

There is a new Head of School this year who was the assistant head of school for a while before now. Graduation is coming up for my grade and she's making some changes. She has a history of not listening when it comes to decision-making and once she makes up her mind she can be stubborn about it. This graduation ceremony is no different. For instance, soon we have a Faculty and Senior dinner which she scheduled at a time when a significant number of people in the grade can't be there due to running the school play.

The biggest issue yet has been with who is giving our graduation speech. It's a very small school where the teachers and the students know each other well, and in past years the class has gotten to vote on the teacher who knows them best to give the speech. The speech is also usually very focused on that specific class and the people in it.

However, a couple of days ago she told us all that she made a decision on who will give the speech for us. The issue is, though there is nothing inherently wrong with the teacher that she chose, the teacher has barely taught any of us. There were a few teachers (but one in particular) who we really wanted who knows us much, much better than this one. Every person in my class is angry about this decision because it's the last straw which makes it feel like the graduation is hers, not ours. The head of school said that that decision was final and the reasoning she gave was that that teacher was "in line" (there has never been a line).

Does anyone have advice for dealing with this? Should we send her a letter? Politely ask why she chose the teacher she chose? We are all rather upset but there is also the concern that bringing it up with her will just make her even more salty then she already is.