Oklahoma seniors trap freshmen in cars until they kiss their mothers goodbye
Seniors at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, surround freshmen cars on the first day of school and hold the doors shut. They will not let the new students out until each one gives a mother, father, or guardian a goodbye kiss on the cheek. The tradition started 26 years ago with the class of 2001. Before that, seniors still greeted freshmen on day one, but the welcome was built around pranks. The class of 2001 wanted something kinder while still making the new students a little uncomfortable.
A high school replaced a hazing ritual with a tradition that creates mild embarrassment but centers on family gratitude instead of cruelty.
Source: Why incoming freshmen at one Oklahoma high school must give their mothers a goodbye kiss on their first day (cbsnews.com). Spotted via Good News Network.
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