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Originally posted by AXJules
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.
The school will be held accountable. Whether or not anyone thinks it's fair or not. The school KNEW this event happened. It happened between juniors and seniors of this school - not several schools. The fact that the school knew of this activity, and had put an official stop to it in the past, is enough grounds for a lawsuit that the school did NOTHING to stop this event.
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.
I think these forms can be used by an attorney to demonstrate INTENT to injure. Just because they acknowledge it, doesn't make it right. The seniors are the ones trapped by the forms.
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.
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I know you're aren't sticking up for the activity. I too, have been stuck in your position, trying to defend a LXA chapter accused of something they could demonstrate they did NOT do (in your case, it's a little more difficult with a video on the airwaves). However, the allegations made the news. That's all it took. Goodbye charter. Goodbye 81 years of existence. The PR stink caused by allegations sealed the brothers' fate, with no recourse. It stinks, but it did create change in the campus greek system.