Sometimes the pussy pass doesn't work. Some young teenage girls using snapchat got busted when one of their un-tech savvy idiot friends posted some of the messages on Twitter.
In spite of the students being in their early teens and female, the school almost immediately expelled them. I think it's bull, since after all they were teenagers and teens do stupid things, they didn't deserve an expulsion. But on the flip side it's at least reasonable to assume they were not treated differently than teenage boys caught doing the same thing. But when it's up against race based allegations, It looks like even the pussy pass ain't enough.
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MICDS students who exchanged racist Snapchats appear to have been expelled
The high school freshmen who exchanged racial and sexual slurs on Snapchat messages that were leaked to the public this weekend appear to have been expelled from Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School.
In a letter to the public released Thursday, head of MICDS Lisa Lyle wrote:
“It was determined that none of these students can remain in our community because their conduct violated our most deeply held values, was contrary to our Mission and harmed our community in significant ways.”
The controversy began Sunday, when a senior at the elite private school posted on Twitter leaked screenshots of a private Snapchat conversation in which at least four freshman girls exchanged racial and sexual slurs, including the N-word. Another student referenced submitting an application to the Ku Klux Klan. In a later exchange, one of the students claimed to a fellow student that “we were all joking.” (EDIT: Likely true - I seriously doubt any of them planned on joining the Klan...)
The school’s decision Thursday followed a three-day disciplinary investigation.
Many responded to the Snapchats with outrage. On Tuesday, one NAACP board member called for the students’ expulsion. (EDIT: Gotta wonder - has the NAACP ever called for the expulsion of a black student for the same thing?)
Others on social media questioned the newsworthiness of the incident and said the girls had simply made a mistake that didn’t deserve such a severe punishment.
(EDIT: Uh huh.)
But Lyle said the students’ intentions aren’t a valid excuse for the impact of their actions.
“These decisions are never easy. I have anguished over making the decision. But the reality is, I have to weigh both the intent of a given set of behaviors and actions and the impact of those on our community (EDIT: And the rest of the pissed off uber-leftist parents - some of whom may be black, plenty of others Jewish who pay tuition...) ,” Lyle said in a phone interview. “We have to always remember that our words and our responsibility extend beyond the intent to the impact.”
Experts have said that independent schools have license to discipline students even if it’s for private social media use, as long as the student’s behavior violates the school’s rules. MICDS’ student handbook prohibits “insulting, abusive, or degrading language based on an individual’s race or color … or other protected characteristic” in both verbal conduct and social media.
Lyle’s letter cites the school’s integration during the Civil Rights era, saying its “student body today is the most diverse it has ever been, with 34 percent of students who identify as people of color.” (EDIT: Bingo.)
Tuition ranges from $19,950 at the preschool to $27,300 at the high school, but the school says it provides more than $4 million in need-based financial aid to 23 percent of its students, drawing in students from more than 60 ZIP codes.
In addition to holding high school and middle school assemblies about the Snapchats, MICDS educators have been teaching high school students this week about the history of racism, white supremacy, white privilege and the N-word, according to Lyle. (EDIT: No doubt, in an even handed, guilt trip free, and most logical manner....)
Next week, MICDS teachers will begin a yearlong cultural competency training on “bias, anti-racism, whiteness” and related topics. (EDIT: Here we go again....)
In spite of the students being in their early teens and female, the school almost immediately expelled them. I think it's bull, since after all they were teenagers and teens do stupid things, they didn't deserve an expulsion. But on the flip side it's at least reasonable to assume they were not treated differently than teenage boys caught doing the same thing. But when it's up against race based allegations, It looks like even the pussy pass ain't enough.