His whole family, many from out of town, saw the Charleston, S.C., student graduate from his Christian-based home-school program with a 4.89 grade-point average and the coveted honor of summa cum laude. In place of cum, three hyphens appeared, as they do for some other profanities in family newspapers: Summa ––– Laude. She included a link to a website explaining the meaning of summa cum laude and said she didn’t think much about it afterward. Summa — Laude Class of 2018.”Jacob was “absolutely humiliated,” Koscinski said to The Post. I can’t believe I’m the first one to ever write “Summa Cum Laude” on a cake.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2018 09:31 UTC