Peter Butera, the Pennsylvania high school valedictorian who had his microphone cut off when his graduation speech turned critical of school administrators, finally got a chance to finish his thoughts.
The 18-year-old, Villanova-bound student made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday via Skype, where he first explained why his speech bothered faculty so much.
“I went off script and it wasn’t the speech I handed in because I knew they wouldn’t let me say what I wanted to say,” he told Kimmel — who described Butera’s words as the equivalent of giving the school “a 2 star Yelp review.
The 18-year-old, Villanova-bound student made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday via Skype, where he first explained why his speech bothered faculty so much.
“I went off script and it wasn’t the speech I handed in because I knew they wouldn’t let me say what I wanted to say,” he told Kimmel — who described Butera’s words as the equivalent of giving the school “a 2 star Yelp review.
- 6/21/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
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