Eden Prairie students plan walkout over Facebook discipline

Eden Prairie students plan walkout over Facebook discipline

This entire story disgusts me. It is a great explain of the privileged, winy kids breaking the law (as well as honor codes they signed), and trying to get away with it. The internet does not allow for privacy. What really annoys me is that their parents might sue the school district. The parents should be thanking the school district for looking out for their kids. If these kids are having parties that allow that much alcohol, the parents should be concerned and want to use this opportunity to teach their child a lesson about how their actions have consequences. Suing the school district is just a great way to teach your kid that is it ok to break the law (and your word), as long as you 1. don't get caught 2. are able to spend enough money to not face the consequence. None of these kids are going to pay a long-term consequence for their punishment. Will they lose a season of a sport? Yes. Will it end their life? No. I will agree that they might lose a scholarship, which can cause financial hardship, but it their parent is wealthy enough to hire a lawyer and file a lawsuit, they probably did not need the money. Can they still list that they received the honor on their all-important college application? Yes.
Did I attend parties when I was underage where others were drinking alcohol? Yes, when I was in college and people were of legal age. Did I ever consume alcohol at these parties? No, because I realized that my action (drinking before I was legal age) had a consequence that I was not willing to face. These kids apparently have not be taught this lesson. Now for those kids who say "but I didn't drink at the party, I was just holding my friends' drink for them!" how many are just trying to save their ass? Take a lie detector test, or have the friend come forward and swear "It really was my drink, Sarah never drank....." I don't think we could find a kids in the group who would do that for a friend.
Overall I commend the school officials for not acting like ostriches and sticking their head in the sand. This state (and the one I grew up in), has lost too many young people to alcohol-related deaths. Parents and the greater community are too quick to overlook problem drinking in the youth, which is leading to tragic consequences. Just this week their was another young man buried because his drank too much. People need to open their eyes and realize that there needs to be consequences for looking the other way when young people are drinking too much.