Degree denied?

Woman has teaching certificate denied, degree altered, due to MySpace photo.

Fair or bullshit?

Discuss.

Complete and utter bullshit of the highest magnitude.

I agree it's BS. From my corporate experience, a guess would be the university's attorneys are thinking this way:

If the school knows of the pic and gives her the education degree and teaching certificate anyway, and if someday she does something illegal involving a student, some lawyer will find out the school knew of this picture and will name the school as a party to a lawsuit. They'll claim the pic was evidence she was unfit to be a teacher.

Attorneys will get you coming or going. Say your dog bites somebody but you had posted a a "Beware of Dog" sign. They'll say you knew the dog was a threat become otherwise, why the sign? So you don't post a sign. Then they'll say you failed to warn people of the danger from your dog. Sign or no sign, you're hosed.

I prefer the fair to bullshit. Sure, some of the carnies are a little weird, but you have to admit, they're better than bullshit.

What's funny is that sometimes you get both. Like the time I went to the fair and walked around the rodeo fence and stepped in, you guessed it, bullshit.

So, I vote for fair, because I would rather get the fair and bullshit than only get bullshit and no fair at all.

Just my take.

Thanks,
Spanky.

So she is 27 now, the photo was from 2005 so she would have been a "drunken pirate" when she was 25. She was clearly of age so where does the underage drinking come into play? Im thinking there must be something more to the story, maybe it was something innapropriate like during a high school party and they have a reason to worry?

I dont think the article gives enough information to call it anything but bullshit for now.

She's ugly and her degree is from Millersville University...face it she wasn't getting a job anyway.

:p

I think the question to ask is "Is there a 'character test' that is intrinsic to graduation?" If there is not, then what policy violations has she committed? If this woman has some sort of deep character flaw that should keep her from being around children, then the parameters for measuring the character of a student should be outlined in the school's policies. Where's the accountability? The oversight? What is to stop the director from saying "Sorry, Ms. So-and-so can't be a teacher, she gives a toothy blow job. I was like 'Bitch you tryin' to carve a tiki down there or what?' No credential for you, ya buck-toof beeyotch! Somebody gimme a vicodin, I'm hurtin'."

See what I mean?

Whenever somebody puts this in a thread-starter, I think two things.

First, do you think we're too stupid to figure out what to do after we read your post? :rolleyes:

And second...

Yep.

If you're 27 and you have a MySpace page, then you should probably still be in high school (as a student).

Whats your reasoning for that. I am 27. I have a myspace page. You know what I use it for. To stay connected with old friends from my home town.

There are several people on here over 27 that have a MySpace page.

Hell, I'm 31 and I do.

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It sucks for sure. But it is also a lesson that you should be careful about what kind of pictures you post on the internet through myspace or any other type of website. I have seen numerous myspace pages where I was sure, (and AM sure) that some of the pics they post WILL come back and bite them in the proverbial a$$ down the road. This woman has learned a hard lesson, but she should not have been denied her degree.

I know another guy who was dumb enough to post a picture of himself passed out drunk in a bathroom stall. He was fired soon after. For those of you who think that is unfair, the guy worked as a social worker for an organization who handles drug and alcohol counceling. How is that for stupid?

And by the way, I am 37 and have a myspace page. Its for my music and as a link to my band.

Can't see that the pic really deserved the treatment she got, she'll win the case and get her degree and move on. Even if she posed for adult shots, I don't see how a University can deny a degree if she's done all the work and hit her grades etc.

Glad to know you and your lover are getting along great.

Smith would like to reply, but he can't. His mouth is full.