NewsMay 15, 2005
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Poor spelling could prevent hundreds of high school seniors from getting their diplomas next week -- but it's not the students' fault. Officials in Lee County in southwest Florida said some diplomas showed up with misspelled names for students and school board members; at least one degree misspelled "chairman." Some diplomas didn't arrive at all...
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Poor spelling could prevent hundreds of high school seniors from getting their diplomas next week -- but it's not the students' fault.

Officials in Lee County in southwest Florida said some diplomas showed up with misspelled names for students and school board members; at least one degree misspelled "chairman." Some diplomas didn't arrive at all.

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School district officials said Jostens, a Minneapolis-based company that leads the market for graduation paraphernalia, is to blame.

A Jostens spokesman would not comment on specific problems in Lee County, but apologized for any inconvenience.

Graduation ceremonies in the county will go on as scheduled starting Sunday.

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