] ASBURY PARK -- As she watched her niece graduate from
] kindergarten yesterday, Sherri Stanard's pride turned to
] shock and anger when a vice principal told the children
] to stand up to demonstrate that he believed one-third of
] a kindergarten class would not make it through high
] school because of alcohol, drugs or pregnancy.

] "He asked the kids to stand up, and he told us to take a
] good look at these kids because a third of them will not
] graduate from high school or make it to high school
] because they will be too busy drugging, drinking or
] getting pregnant," said Stanard, 42, of Neptune. Stanard
] said she also has a niece in first grade at the Bangs
] Avenue Elementary School, where the vice principal, Paul
] J. Banik Jr., has worked for three decades.

] Howard Mednick, the school's principal for the past two
] years, said that the context of Stanard's account was
] basically correct, but that Banik did tell the audience
] he was not talking about the children standing up.

Hahaha.. Asbury Park, where the truth hurts.

Warning hits sour note at Asbury Park kindergarten graduation