[driftdiver]

stunned? They clapped loudly

[Servant of the Cross]

stunned? They clapped loudly

Yea. And it's the Washington Times, not a liberal rag?! What a stupid headline that contradicts the very first sentence of the article ...

A South Carolina valedictorian garnered wild applause ...

[mmichaels1970]

stunned? They clapped loudly

And from what I've heard, even the school administrators weren't particularly "stunned". I believe they were fully supportive. I sense their saying "well, there's nothing we can do to him now" with a mischievous gleam in their eyes.