Minnesota Students Get Into Trouble for Posting Pictures on Facebook
Some students who attend the Eden Prairie School in a suburb of Minneapolis have been disciplined after photos surfaced on Facebook, a social networking site. A total of 42 students were questioned, with 13 students disciplined. Students were suspended from sports and other school related activities.
AP- Some Eden Prairie students have been suspended from sports and extracurricular activities after school officials saw Facebook photos of students who appeared to be partying, several students said.
Danny O’Leary, a senior lacrosse player, said Tuesday that his dean obtained four Facebook photos of O’Leary holding drinks and said he was in “a bit of trouble.” One photo shows him holding a can of beer, another a shot of rum, and another showed him holding his friend’s 40-ounce container of beer.
“I wasn’t drinking that night,” O’Leary said. “I was told each picture was equal to a two-game suspension.”
The students have also planned to walk out of school today after first hour classes. A small, but very vocal group left the school at 9:22 a.m. today, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Some of the students are upset with the school administration’s handling of the situation, claiming their rights have been violated.
Students need to make better choices when posting things online and putting it out there for anyone with internet access to see.
