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I'm fairly confident that there will be consequences for the kids who were involved. It just happened over the weekend. The school district has tapes, and a fair number of still photos. (What's up with these kids that watched this happen???) At the other high school in the district, the one my kids attend, students who participate in inappropriate activity off school grounds are prohibited from participating in extra-curricular activities. GBN probably has the same policy.
So, since it wasn't at school, they won't be suspended, but (just guessing here), they may be prevented from attending prom and/or commencement. The district has a strong zero tolerance policy in regard to drugs/alcohol. If kids have drugs, drug paraphanalia, or alcohol at school or school activities they are out, period, for at least a semester. It's not a climate that ignores inappropriate behavior.
Kids in our area have t-shirts made up for everything, so you can't take the jerseys as signs that it was a school-sponsored activity. Apparently the juniors spent $35 each to participate in this nonsense!
There are many incredible, talented kids in our district. And a lot of kids who are upset by their reputations being tarnished by the actions of a group of their classmates. I'm glad that through the luck of our picking the right side of the district dividing line to live on, my Senior daughter won't have to live with this baggage when she goes through rush next year!
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