High school girl banned from graduation rites over Facebook bikini photo

oh sorry my internet connection went crazy and I saw I have two posts :O is there a way that I can delete the first comment? :-s

Hello Jhuddith, A rule is a rule, therefore she should have followed it or at least studied to another school that doesn't have that rule. at the early age she should realize that you cannot be ignorant to the LAW. these are school rules for instance, if she can't even follow, how much more when she start going to work.. if it's not in the rules, and that happened, she can file a complaint.

I don't think that the girl should have to be ruled by the school outside of the school. The one thing that I do have to say is that by being enrolled there, there was an understanding of the rules. I know it wasn't her personal choice to be there..but it is the rules of the place she was enrolled. I don't think they were fair as far as them ruling part of her personal life though. As a parent I guess I wouldn't have expected my daughter to post pictures like that of herself but at the same time, I don't think it should have an impact on her graduating. If she earned her diploma, she should have it.

I saw the news about this issue.Honestly speaking the school administration has the right to sanction any student who violates the school's policy and regulations.It's sad that the student cannot graduate because of that incident.But we have to understand that she is enrolled in a sectarian school and that the school is promoting a religious character as to the ways and character of how their student should act and carry herself.The school doesn't have any right also to prevent their students in uploading and registering in any online social networking sites.It is the girls personal account and the best way that she should have done is that she should have limit the audience in her profile specially in the albums where her photo is uploaded.The networking site where she uploaded her photo has privacy features that she can use in order to strengthen her account's privacy.That way, some of her friends who is added on her profile can not see the photo .I think the incident is brought to court and we cannot do anything about it but to wait for the decision and just accept the consequences afterwards.

what is provocative entirely depends on whos looking, but anyway, as a rule, if the school prohibits such actions/activity then she should have follow them as being part of the whole organization.

I have read and seen that news. For me, the girl has a right to enjoy herself on the beach. She was wearing a bikini and was not naked, and wearing a bikini is not a mortal sin at all! I am a Catholic also and I think the school should allow her to graduate. As what I read earlier, the judge put a restraining order to the school and should let the girl graduate.

im not sure what the deal is with the school a bathing suite (bikini) photo if was taken at beach should not be considered provocative .. I mean when i was in jr high we had these dances and girls would be aloud short skirts and loower shirts (cleavige hanging out types) now the school changed so much my sister is there and the dances girls have to have skirts or dresses to their KNEES!! that is a little craxy prettty much a dress and arent aloud to wear short sleave shirt let alone a low rise shirt where cleavage would be shwon ... i mean it just seems certain places go back in times instead of ahead just a little insane and kind of an invasion of space bt i guess rules are rules aswell and if they prohibt pictures of certain types maybe stick to uniformed pictures lol .... but i think very unfair the punishment.... jus my opinion tho Low~

I think that's messed up. A bikini photo is obscene? The thing about Facebook is that teachers and staff have no right looking up this girl's stuff. I can MAYBE understand a job where you will represent the company, but if this girl wasn't doing anything illegal in her photo (say -- toking up for example) it shouldn't matter. They shouldn't even be looking at her personal profile. And if it was just "sexually provactive" - I'm sure they need to ban half the school's girls from graduating because it seems like all girls have a sexy photo on their Facebook. And I'm pretty sure "sexy" is not against the law or in any way harming anyone else.

I think that's pretty stupid (to put in very un-diplomatic). Wearing a bikini is quite normal in the summer, putting pictures of yourself online in a bikini is also quite normal alhough not always very smart and it isn't really the schools buisness what she does in her spare time. Now, one could argue that since she is studying there she probably knew the rules and should have known better. And possibly protected her albums so the school couldn't find the pictures of her, but I think it's going to far anyway. I think schools should teach/discuss internet ethics/security with the pupils. It's an important part of their life and often the parents don't have enough knowledge to take the conversation. I think schools should react if they find students bullying others or pictures of minor students etc, but I don't think banning anyone over a bikni photo makes sense.

hmmmm i was from a catholic school too, and an all-girls school too. i go to the beach always and enjoy being there in a bikini and all that. but if the school prohibits posting pictures like that then so be it. this should be a lesson to everyone. SOP's are not there and written to be broken and just taken for granted. but on the other hand, these students should have been given a warning first rather than prohibiting them not to attend their graduation right away. this is really humiliating and can traumatize them. i didn't see any of the pictures but if they are really bad then that is another story.

It depends on her age, on the posing in the photo, and on what location was the photo taken. If that was like an 18-year-old girl wearing a bikini in a beach, there's definitely nothing wrong. But if this high school girl is just 15 or 16 years old, and posing sexually in a bikini, then that's wrong.

I think the administration has the right to ban her from graduation. Rules are made to be followed and since she was schooling in that school and know what to do and what not to do, she would have waited for her graduation and then post those photos later on. She went against the school rules and she should be ready to accept the consequences.

I think it is right. The school rules should be strict. So that the students will be afraid and obey it, :)

i think thats rediculous, she has the right to put any pictures she wants on her profile. the school is geting a little too personal. i would be realy mad.

I saw the news about this issue.Honestly the school has the right to sanction their students if the administration find it really disturbing and violating the school's rules and regulation.It's sad though the girl can't graduate and take the march it is every student's dream to finish his/her studies.As for the girl's online accounts,I don't think the school has the right to check or to have a say on whether what image, photo, the said girl should upload.It's the the girl's personal profile and account the only wrong thing about it is that she should have been very careful in uploading her photos.She knew from the start that she is enrolled in a catholic school and she should have known that there are strict rules specially if you are studying in a sectarian school.There is no problem in uploading photos but there are ways that she can do to prevent her school from seeing those photos.She should have used facebook's privacy features in uploading her photo.She can customize the audience for her album where the photo is uploaded.I think the issue is brought in to court and proper sanctions are already placed on the students its sad though for the parents and the student as well.But they have to conform because it's the school's policy and regulation.

Well I know everyone has the right to enjoy themselves and to do what they want freely but that girl should be also aware to the rules and regulations of the school she was studying at. But on the other side, its been too harsh for the school for them not allow the girl to attend to her graduation because of what she had done. :)