Kiss your mom: Freshmen at Oklahoma high school face rite of passage @CBSSundayMorning
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Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For incoming freshmen at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it's hard to imagine a more mortifying tradition on first-day dropoff: All the seniors surround their cars and don't let them out until they do one specific thing – give their mothers a goodbye kiss. Steve Hartman reports on how a tradition of senior pranks turned into a show of thanks, and an emotional milestone for kids and their parents.

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