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Dallas lawyer reports on McKinney cheerleading scandal
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Harry Jones, a lawyer in Dallas, was hired by McKinney ISD to investigate claims that disciplinary action was not administered fairly among all members of the McKinney North High School cheerleading squad. The following is an excerpt from Harry Jones' report on the McKinney North High School cheerleading scandal that summarizes his findings.
Failures Galore:
Lest anyone believe this report will be easy reading, I have summarized some of the failures I have identified:
* The District failed to write and amend a coherent Constitution.
* North failed to recruit and keep a qualified CL sponsor with longevity.
* Some parents failed to transmit solid values, beyond "success" and "individual rights."
* Most teachers failed to take a stand on principle, preferring career advancement.
*Administration failed to implement and assess discipline equitably.
* Many students failed to understand how the rules could get so twisted.
* A small group of "ultra-cool" CLs at the top of the North "food chain" resisted all authority (legitimate and hypocritical) and failed to recognize how they were hurting their community.
*A few parents failed to see discipline as a loving instruction about life--instead they enabled children to a profound degree.
*The media failed to get the story straight: broadcasting its as a sensationalized battle between an upright crusader and "girls gone wild" and "teasing" with a risqué photograph.
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*Previous CL sponsors at North failed to give the real reason they quit.
*The most recent CL sponsors at North failed to give the real reason they quit.
*The most recent CL sponsor failed to embrace or thoroughly follow the Constitution-and quit in very untimely fashion.
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* The principal failed to properly juggle two of the most important responsibilities in her life: principal and mother. She must be held principally accountable.
To read more excerpts from Harry Jones' report, click here.
Posted by Alan
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