Student Told To Pay $1,000 For Planting Marigolds In Shape Of Peace Sign On School Property [View All]

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Portland school administrators are sanctioning one Wilson High School senior for her role in an outdoor peace display -- $600 worth of marigolds planted in the shape of a peace sign -- and have told her she can participate in the June 1 graduation ceremony but will not receive a diploma until she pays up to $1,000 to remove the flowers.

Maggie Collins, a University of Oregon-bound 18-year-old, is being held solely responsible for the display after she discussed her role in planting it on a local television newscast, according to her older sister, Caity Collins. Caity Collins, a student at Whitman College, said district administrators asked Maggie to name the others who took part in the senior prank and told her she must foot the bill to return the landscaping to its original state.

Caity and Maggie's mom, Alyson Breathed, is meeting with the Wilson principal Sue Brent this morning to discuss the situation, Caity Collins said.

The principal's office said it could not comment on any disciplinary action. But a statement did say, "We do understand that these students could have acted in a more destructive way, and will certainly take that into account in any consequences that might be imposed."

A call to Superintendent Vicki Phillips was not immediately returned.

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