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Student, Denied Degree For MySpace Photo, Sues
gwoodrow writes "We've all heard the 'fired because of MySpace' stories, where a simple blog or picture gets someone canned. But now one of the targets is fighting back. (The offending picture in this case was a snap from Halloween 2005 of the student in a pirate outfit drinking from a cup.)" From the article: "Teacher in training Stacy Snyder was denied her education degree on the eve of graduation when Millersville University apparently found pictures on her MySpace page 'promoting underage drinking.' As a result, the 27-year-old mother of two had her teaching certificate withheld and was granted an English degree instead. In response, Snyder has filed a Federal lawsuit against the Pennsylvania university asking for her education diploma and certificate along with $75,000 in damages."
I guess that it's far better to let students with alcohol poisoning choke on their own vomit than go to the hospital and risk getting arrested.
actually yes, it is - they surely deserve a darwin award.
Conservatism: The fear that somewhere, somehow, someone you think is your inferior is being treated as your equal.
Man, I feel so sorry for those poor kids that get home-schooled, sent sent to some Bible-thumper college, and then sent straight into a marriage. They miss out on the best time of their lives and they never even know it (until it's WAY to late). Is it any wonder they end up all fucked up and homicidal?
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.