text: is it right for a school to cut a student so close to graduation? ok, my friend lives in the va and is a registered va resident, she's 19, legal, and ready to graduate high school, meanwhile her parents live in nc. the school has cut my friend on the grounds that her parents do not live in the same state, and therefore, cannot recieve her diploma. if you are 19, a registered state resident, and you are going to the high school in you're registered state, and live without your parents, is it right for a school to kick out a student? *she also lives in the same discrict as the school* thanx, my friend would really appreciate the answer. if that is the rule for that school district, then yes, it is right.  that is what rules and regulations and laws do.. don't like them? work to change them. that is what we, as citizens, do.