anyone else hear about this yet?
 

i dont watch the news much, but i saw this on a message board at www.overgrow.com.


LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Angry parents demanded the resignation of a California high school vice principal Tuesday because she lifted the skirts of teenage girls at a dance in front of men and male classmates to make sure they were wearing "appropriate" underwear.

Parents at Rancho Bernardo High School in suburban San Diego say the vice principal, Rita Wilson, made the girls prove that they were not wearing thong underwear before they were allowed into the dance on Friday.

In some cases, said Rancho Bernardo parent Kim Teal, girls also were made to partially undress if Wilson or another teacher suspected that they weren't wearing bras.

"These girls feel violated," said Teal, whose daughter Rebecca, a sophomore, was asked about her underwear but escaped a search after telling Wilson that she was not wearing a thong. "One girl just cried after having to tell her father this story, she was hiding her head in a sweatshirt," Teal said. "After a while the girls finally got the idea that they shouldn't say 'thong' when they were asked.

Wilson and Paul Gentle, Rancho Bernardo's principal, were unavailable for comment on the skirt-lifting. But earlier Gentle told local KGTV that he was looking into the situation and planned a meeting with the offended parents.

Don Phillips, superintendent of the Poway Unified School District, said students, staff and others were being interviewed to determine what happened at the dance, which he said was attended by about 725 pupils.

"The principal is talking with the parents involved," he said. "We are taking this seriously and want to ensure that any actions to be taken are based on the facts of the situation."

Teal, a 43-year-old attorney, said she was told about the skirt-lifting after the dance by her daughter, whose friends were forced to lift their skirts in front of boys, teachers and police officers standing at the door.

She said hundreds of girls attended the dance, which had a "blast from the past" theme and that most of those wearing skirts or dresses reported being grilled about their underwear or forced to show them to Wilson or another teacher.

Teachers also checked several boys who were wearing toga-style costumes, Teal said, and girls were often asked about their bras. "I just got a call from one mom who said her daughter was wearing a poodle skirt and an off-the-shoulder top and a teacher reached right out and grabbed the front of it and pulled it down to check," Teal said.

Teal said she and other parents would meet with Gentle to demand the resignation of Wilson and any other teachers willingly involved. If Wilson does not resign, she said, the parents were prepared to file a lawsuit against the school district for violating the civil rights of their daughters.

Found at http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/04/30/lif...eut/index.html

Yeah .... I heard that last week ... FUCKING DYKE !!

She should be dismissed ... we had a grade 7-8 teacher who was suspected to be lesbian for some time (was a fucking HUGE deal way back in 1980 ...)

Anyways ... eventially she was caught munching the carpet of a grade 8 girl one day in the changroom, and was dismissed, as well she had her teaching license revoked ... but she was still teaching at the school throughout the entire process (maybe 3 months) There was ALOT of controversy ... outraged parents, and fingerpointing by most of the students old enough to know what had happened ....

:feels-hot

Ironic thing in all this .... the girl who she was kissing the carpet with, Grew up to marry the Cheif of police's son in the same town ... EVERYBODY knew what had happened ... shit like that does not stay quiet in a towm of 12'000 people :(

the son just prolly knew she would be a sure thing for some threesome action :thumbsup

HungryMan:

You did not say anything about her being prosecuted.

Question: Why wasn't she prosecuted?

we send our children to learn from these people...

=/

That raises a very good point ...

In a small town in Central Ontario ... everybody is into everybody else's business ... bullshit spreads like wildfire !!!

The family of the girl involved did not pursue criminal charges, as a means to protect their privacy ...

The girl was a couple years older than most grade 8 students (prolly held back a year or two) ... she could have well been within the age of consent (was 16 at the time) ... I am not sure

We had a handful of classmates who were Driving cars before the grade 8 year was finished ... (you have to be 16 to drive in Ontario)

HungryMan:

I live in California.

In this state the School Authorities would have been required under law to inform law enforcement.

In this state the parents would not have had an option of pressing charges or not pressing charges. They are not in the loop.

The prosecuter would be the one to make the decision based upon whether or not he/she believed there was enough evidence to convict.

I read a local article about this school. They are hard core right wingers and they believe that they are upholding the "virtues" of the students by not allowing the girls to wear thongs. If you get a chance to read some of the San Diego press, you will get a laugh. The school district has all kinds of rules about girls showing their stomaches, wearing short skirts, and all that. It's some extemist Christian movement to scare away satan or something.