Oldest school graduate: Here's how old American Fred Butler was when he graduated - an amazing fact
Fred Butler from the USA officially graduated from high school at the age of… 106 years.
No, this does not mean that the American received a secondary education until old age.
It's just that in his teens Butler was forced to drop out of school, and many years later he remembered his desire to still get a certificate.
The dream of an elderly US resident came true in 2013.
The Fred Butler Story
The American was forced to leave school when he was a ninth-grader.
No, Butler was not expelled from the school. The young man studied quite well and behaved decently.
It was just that life circumstances developed in such a way that the guy had to start working to help his family.
So, young Fred got a job in a photo studio.
Butler then had no time for education: World War II, military service, difficult work after returning to ordinary life...
It would seem that an American is not destined to receive a document confirming his school education.
However, at the age of 107, Butler finally received his certificate.
The elderly man did not finish school and did not pass exams. The document was awarded to the American, rather, "for merits" in adult life.
However, no one present at the ceremony had any doubts that Butler had earned the certificate. Only the hero of the occasion himself was worried. However, he, too, was convinced that he deserved to graduate from the school.
