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Harvard has revoked its admission of Blair Hornstine, the prospective member of the Class of 2007 who made national headlines when she sued her school system to ensure she would be her high school’s sole valedictorian...
After taking her school to court to make sure she would be the only valedictorian standing at graduation, Blair Hornstine—spotlight-burned and “traumatized,” according to her lawyer—declined an appearance at her high school’s concluding ceremonies last Thursday...
Hornstine, who plans to enter the Class of 2007 next fall, won her federal court case and thus was expected to make the valedictorian speech at graduation...
...Moorestown High School graduate had brought suit against her school system when she learned that she might have to share the title of valedictorian despite her best-in-class grades. The high school was considering naming multiple valedictorians because of complaints that Hornstine, who is disabled and took her classes from private tutors, received unfairly inflated grades...
Mirkin, who also plans to attend Harvard next fall, had entered into the legal fray with a brief in support of the side of the school system. Although the federal judge already issued her opinion in the matter of who should be valedictorian, the suit remains in litigation...