Derech Hamelech, there is more kedusha in both parents attending their daughter’s granduation and ELEVATING the occasion to one of kedusha, than trying to eliminate an entire 50% of parents from attending. What if the girl HAS no mother? What if she has NO female role model that will stand up when she walks in and clap for her with nachas? This is way overboard, and I am surprised more parents have not pulled their kids out of such schools, and taught them that this is NOT frumkeit.It was good enough for men and women to stand together at Har Sinai to receive the Torah, it should be good enough for them to sit in the same room and watch their daughter receive her diploma. Have separate seating, if you must, but do not eliminate the fathers and pride yourself on the kedusha. All the posters who have spoken out affirmatively for the father’s right to attend, have made good points.
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