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In dumb school administrator news:

Kaitlin Nootbaar, the Oklahoma high school valedictorian who was denied her diploma after she used the word "hell" in her graduation speech, said on Wednesday she has no plans to apologize.

"I'm still not gonna issue an apology, because I'm not sorry for that," Nootbaar said in an interview on the "Today" show. "I'm sorry for other things. I'm sorry for the problems that this has caused the school, especially the teachers. I've heard they've been getting calls from numerous people, and that would be nice if that would stop."

Nootbaar graduated from Prague High School with a 4.0 grade point average, her father, David Nootbaar, told KFOR-TV. But school administrators told him that Kaitlin would have to submit a written apology in order to get her diploma.

"We went to the office and asked for the diploma and the principal said, 'Your diploma is right here but you ain't getting it. Close the door, we have a problem,'" David Nootbaar said. Full story.

What would you like to say to the school administrators?



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