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Originally posted by LatinaAlumna
Did anyone see one of the senior GBN girls on Good Morning America yesterday? She was with her mother and her attorney. Charlie Gibson asked the girl if any of the seniors felt remorse at what they had done, and to this she replied "I don't know what you mean." He had to repeat and re-phrase this question 3 times before she finally said "well, I apologized to the girls." This girl just sat there with a blank look on her face. When Charlie asked her mother if she knew about this "powderpuff tradition" the mom said "no," but then a few seconds later said "well I knew about it LAST year when my daughter told me what happened to her."
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This is exactly why this issue will not go away. I do not understand why these girls OR their parents OR their attorneys can't see how they are being perceived by the rest of the community, and the rest of the world. What do they think is in it for them to keep in front of the cameras? They do not seem to comprehend that what they were a party to was WRONG. I've said it before, I'll say it again...this never would have gotten the exposure it has if the girls were remorseful from the start.
And I've been puzzled that no junior parents have ever raised a concern about this before. I live in a community that's about as similar to Northbrook as you can get--I don't think the social norms are that different when you cross Willow Road. I know that parents try to stay out of things to avoid embarassing their children but when health and safety issues are involved, parents usually speak up. My personal experience is that when you have a legitimate concern, the district tends to be responsive. Why this has been tolerated is beyond me.