Who is to blame?

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Even if this may be old news to some I just recently read an article about 5 teenager girls who got out of hand and believed they were above everyone else in the highschool they went to. They repeatedly skipped classes, insulted their instructors, and terrorized their cheerleading coach. It was believed that these girls were above discipline because the principal was the mother of one of the girls. Here's a quote from the article I read: " "This culture developed where the principal's daughter and her friends were above consequences," said Harold Jones, who was hired by the school district to look into complaints about the cheerleaders. In his report, Jones found the girl's influence at their highschool was pervasive. There seemed to be no limits to their shenanigans. "They tood my cellphone and sent dirty text messages to my husband and to another coach," said Ward. Though Ward was the cheerleading coach, she felt incapable of disciplining the girls. "Everything I did I was undermined by the principal and the adminsitration. I was never kept in the loop," she said. "Right after some risque photos are placed on Myspace in their cheeleader uniforms and they're placed on probation, it takes a whole week to be kicked off the squad," Jones said. In December, the principal resigned as part of a settlement in which she received $75,000 and a letter of recommendation for her next job. The former principal's attorney says she denies shielding her daughter from punishment. But Jones says it wasn't just the principal who was at fault, but an entire school administration and the parents who didn't enforce the rules are to blame. "Kids are goind to be kids. They're going to figure out ways to push your limits," Jones said."Adults have to be adults." " So who do you think should be blamed? The principal? The school administration? The parents? or Everyone? Personally I think it's the principals and school administration who are to blame for not inforcing the rules like they should have been. Mainly playing a sort of favoritism because cheerleading is looked at as a big thing in Texas, but also because one of the girls' mother worked at the same school. The moment they started acting up disciplinary action should have been carried out and not let it get out of hand like it obviously did.