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Boomer with Attitude / News Teen cheerleader must pay $45K to school that kicked her off squad for refusing to cheer for her rapist
Posted By John Grooms on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Here's our Perversion of Justice of the Week. You have to read this story to believe it — and even then it’s hard to fathom.
The Supreme Court this week refused to hear the case of a teenage girl who was kicked off her cheerleading team after refusing to cheer for the boy who sexually assaulted her.As a result, she now owes the school $45,000 in legal fees.
The girl, known only as MS, accused a fellow student of raping her at a party. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge to avoid jail time and was allowed to return to school and the basketball team.
She continued to cheer for the team during games, but refused to shout the boy's name or clap for him when he shot free throws. When the superintendent discovered what she was doing, she was kicked off the team.
She sued the Texas school, arguing that her free speech rights had been violated, but two courts ruled that as a cheerleader she speaks for the school, not herself, and did not have the right to refuse. [our emphasis]
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