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Originally posted by LXAAlum
I think you WILL see students kicked out of school, or at least suspended, and not given the privilege of attending commencement at the very leasts.
The PR fallout from this is so condemning, they can't possibly do nothing, nor issue a slap on the wrist. This story is world-wide. The school, the principal most likely, and many seniors fate is sealed.
I see a LOT of legal problems coming the way of the participants AND the school. Especially the school. This is an "age-old tradition", as you seem to describe it, so it is ludicrous to assume the school was ignorant. The participants would wear shirts TO SCHOOL prior to the event. Another reason to conclude the school could not be aware.
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Because of the way our code is written, I would highly highly doubt it if the school is held accountable. I would see a few lawsuits coming the way of the parents, and a ton at the 5 or 6 girls. Maybe this is just from the way things have been handled before, I dunno...a willingly played game off school property that is not illegal can't be banned from our high school.
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Students SIGNED statements about participating - very very dumb. Another nail in the coffin. Just because you know ahead of the fact that violence will be a part is not a defense. That's like a bank robber who kills a teller in a robbery that the teller should have seen it coming, because bank robberies can be violent.
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I guess I don't understand how this is a nail in the coffin. The juniors are the one who sign a piece of paper saying they might get hurt and they know that.....the rules the seniors follow are unwritten and they usually don' t sign anything. If anything I would think this would hurt the cases of those who weren't injured, since their bodily results were expected.
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AXJules - I'm not pointing any finger of blame in your general direction. In fact, based on my experiences in high school, any finger pointing would be best done in front of a mirror. But, this incident just goes to show how unexpectedly BAD an incident can become, regardless of "tradition" or "expectations."
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I appreciate that...I am really feeling the wrath of some people's attitudes on here. I chose to come on and explain what I could so that you're all more informed--this isn't easy for me to talk about either. Don't you think I knew half these people? Don't you think my friends little sisters were there? There was a reason my grade kept it alive, and that's b/c we were focused on keeping it fun. Obviously I think this year was despicable, but i think some of you are interpreting my posts as sticking up for the activity. I am not. I'm just trying to make you realize that you can't say the people who didn't stop it earlier are to blame when it was a
totally different thing.
One more thing-- I really am trying hard not to come off as though I'm arguing with everyone. But I was incredibly hurt by some of the attitudes and posts in this thread before I discovered it...and something tells me nothing would have changed unless I had posted.