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What was her initial conflict with cheerleading team? I think an unsubstantiated temper tantrum is a perfectly reasonable cause to suspend her from the team. T
by Tabular-Iceberg 6y ago
What was her initial conflict with cheerleading team?
I think an unsubstantiated temper tantrum is a perfectly reasonable cause to suspend her from the team. The real cause for concern is their blanket policy against any form of criticism whether warranted or not:
> The coaches said Levy’s snap violated the team rules she had agreed to, including showing respect, avoiding “foul language and inappropriate gestures,” and a strict policy against “any negative information regarding cheerleading, cheerleaders, or coaches placed on the Internet.”
It seems like they're justifying the suspension by saying something far more incriminating. What exactly are they trying to hide? A culture of undue pressure, bullying, maybe groping? Cheerleading has after all turned into quite a sexually suggestive form of entertainment.
- themgt 6y ago"Placed on the internet" is imprecise but my interpretation would be "posted in public on the internet/web". If Snapchat is equivalent to "placed on the internet" presumably so would be simply saying something to someone 1-on-1 in a voice-over-IP phone call. Can a public school make participation in extracurriculars (often key to future college applications and thus your life/employment prospects) contingent on never even in a private context criticizing the school's management of said activities? That strikes me as an extremely expansive power open to all sorts of abuse, and almost certainly unconstitutional.
- bombcar 6y agoThe "cheer industry" is a incredible cesspool of dirty tricks and corporate malfeasance that would make the tech industry blush for shame. https://www.commercialappeal.com/in-depth/news/2020/09/18/cheer-empire-profit-company-created-cheerleading-regulators-pays-salaries/3468551001/ https://www.commercialappeal.com/in-depth/news/2020/09/18/ch...
- rdtwo 6y agoYeah cheerleadeing is a scam