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M$1 August 12, 2009 03:10 PM

Should Lindsey Wessel have been suspended for bikini photos?

16-year-old Texas high school student Lindsey Wessel was suspended from her school's drill team after she posted photos of herself in a bikini on her MySpace page.

While the extent of the photos was not immediately announced, saying there was no distinct nudity, is the suspension valid?
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irishsteph... irishsteph...
 
 August 12, 2009 05:25 PM
I saw this on the news last night here in Dallas and thought the whole thing was ridiculous. Apparently, the word "B%TCH" was on her page and they said THAT was part of the reason too. I also understand the administrators said the pictures were against the school by-laws, but no-one in the main office could say where that rule was in the rule book!

I think there may be more to the story than we realize (like someone on the squad may have some kind of vendetta) but the pictures I saw (that they have since taken down) were completely normal for 16 year old girls to be doing - giggling, laughing, posing and simply being 16. They weren't inappropriate at all.

If she isn't let back on the team, I have $20 that says mom will SUUUUUE!!!! Then again, do you want to be THAT kid who only got on because your mom threatened legal action? The whole thing is a shame...

At any rate, I think it's wrong what they did to her.
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albanian albanian
 
August 12, 2009 03:31 PM
No. There is absolutely nothing wrong with posting a photo of yourself on Facebook or Myspace provided you are within their service agreement and do not violate the law. A pose in a bikini could not possibly violate either.

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albanian albanian
 
August 12, 2009 06:12 PM
What could possibly be unhelpful about this opinion answer to an opinion question? Unhelpful does not equal disagree!

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August 14, 2009 01:36 PM
I agree that the 'unhelpful' was incorrectly voted. I balanced that with a 'helpful'.

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baldape baldape
 
August 12, 2009 03:41 PM
NO. Absolutely not. What is Facebook have to do with school?

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cybercyclo... cybercyclo...
 
August 12, 2009 05:05 PM
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kraevin kraevin
 
August 12, 2009 05:57 PM
There are alot of things we do not know. Was/is there a on going policy about maintaining a level or propriety? Was she posing suggestively? Did she advertize her membership on the drillteam in her face book page? Did she have a history of posting inappropriate pictures? Had she been warned about it?
While my gut tells me that what happened here was wrong that may be just because we do not have all of the facts. Privacy laws are going to protect her and keep us from ever getting the truth probably.
But the bottom line is participating in an extra cirricular activity is a privelage not a right. The ability to participate in them is set by the school.

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albanian albanian
 
August 13, 2009 02:13 AM
It is only in-school behavior, such as grades, that the school has a right to comment upon, let alone punish.

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kraevin kraevin
 
August 14, 2009 01:25 PM
A school cannot change grades based on what someone does outside of school. They cannot enforce a punishment that will affect grades such as suspension, or reducing the score of a test. However, a school has much more latitude when it comes to activities that are not actually a part of school, like sports, band, acedemic clubs. School boards are made up of community leaders. They have a wide discretion in enforcing punishments and what is punishable.
As a member of a drill team she would be travelling and representing her school in different competitions. If she publically posts things that look bad upon her school then she has to accept the consequenses. One of those is that the school may no longer wish for her to represent her.
The other thing that we dont know... This girl claims its over a face book page, but what if it is actually because she could not/ would not perform with the team. Her privacy is protected so that the school can not tell us why. She can say all she wants and if the school comes back into the media and says this is the reason, even to confirm what she has said already, they are violating her privacy.

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