Girls’ dodgy MySpace pics upset school principal

Two girls who posted what they thought were funny pictures on their MySpace pages and upset their school principal are now suing through the the American Civil Liberties Union. “The girls, identified only by initials, were part of a sleepover last summer attended by other students from Churubusco High School,” says the Whitley County Top News Examiner , going on: “At the event, they took pictures of themselves ‘pretending to kiss or lick a large multi-colored novelty phallus-shaped lollipop.’ In other photos they were dressed in lingerie with dollar bills tucked into their clothing. They posted the photos on their MySpace pages, which can be accessed only by the friends they select.” Someone told school principal, Austin Couch (right), and, “Citing a student handbook provision that gives him authority to bar student-athletes from participation if their conduct ‘in or out of school reflects discredit upon Churubusco High School … or creates a disruptive influence on the discipline, good order, moral or educational environment’,” he suspended the girls from “all athletic and extracurricular activities for the year,” says the story, going on: “When their parents appealed the decision, he gave the students the option to reduce their punishment by 25 percent if they would submit to three counseling sessions and apologize individually to the Athletic Board, made up of coaches for the varsity teams, all of whom are men.

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