St. Theresa’s College sued!

[Lunch]

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sunstar's pachico seares wrote this today:

"Questions of privacy or obscenity are tackled differently in this dispute. Her parents sent their child not to a public school but to STC, accepting its values and its rules."

we can argue that the pictures may not be so obscene, etc, etc, etc. but the point is there were rules clearly written in the handbook and when you decide to go to a school you have to abide by those rules and carry the name of the school with utmost care. if you don't want to follow, then simply don't enroll in the school.

My wife and I talked about this case and we may be too old fashioned but I think the students were even lucky that they were able to graduate even if not allowed to take part in the graduation rites. . . during our time, that would be a slap on the wrist. My wife's batchmate was kicked out a few days before graduation for something less than this and the student and their parents accepted the school's verdict.

I am a parent now and the problems of facebook, formspring and other social networking sites are too evident: example: cyberbullying which has claimed deaths due to suicide.

In my opinion, we should take a more active role in disciplining our kids together with the school and accept punishments if rules were indeed broken. In this case, rules were indeed broken and the only contention of the students was that they were not given due process . . . which is even debatable and is now a subject of a court case.

[kirby_oreoboi]

mada raman untag close door nga sabot.. pastilan ne dako ang gubot. nadaot na nuon ang skwelaha..

[ReikoChan]

update kaayo mog inani nga issue ui pero kung maghisgut na gni sa kapobrehon sa pilipinas wa moy buhaton...

Because this case is urgent and real-time. It surfaced just a few days ago but look at how quickly it has progressed. Because this case involves common elements - student life and (a public favorite) Facebook. Because this case has plenty of ethical issues clashing - some of which are the first of its kind.

This thread can go on and on. People will be talking about minor's/children's rights, academic freedom, religious freedom, tobacco regulations, or compare social norms. At some point, the parental capabilities of the teenager's parents were the highlight of the discussion. Heck, some of us here don't even know what TRO really is and mistook it for something else.

Di raman ni sa maki chismis lang. Aside from the fact that we've learned a lot of things from this thread, this is also a proper place to see how good one is at exercising one's judgment of ethical and/or legal problems. Intellectual exercise, so to speak.

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The tables have turned now. Di naman ang sanction ang hot issue karon; it's STC's refusal to honor the TRO. Student handbook schambook. That argument doesn't apply here anymore. Mas mupatigbabaw ang bala-ud kaysa sa handbook. Exactly why they refused to honor the TRO... well, coming soon!

[wache]

kapoyag backread sa thread wa ghapon ko kitag pics

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kamo haaa

[siobhan kelly]

"If the temporary restraining order (TRO) is granted, the Judge will set an amount of money that must be posted as a bond before the TRO can become EFFECTIVE. The temporary restraining order (TRO) has NO FORCE and CANNOT BE ENFORCED until you post the BOND or CASH in lieu of bond." -- Temporary Restraining Orders/Temporary Injunctions | Law Firm Del Valle Law Firm, P.C. Attorneys Houston, Texas Lawyers

[noypireply]

mada raman untag close door nga sabot.. pastilan ne dako ang gubot. nadaot na nuon ang skwelaha..

This couldn't get more bigger if the school and the parents together with lawyers just have closed-door meeting, talk and settle the issue/differences just as the issue is getting started. Now, the media just hyped it and many talk about it.

[vipvip68]

I think sayop ang sanction gibuhat sa mga madre... Something similar happened sa among batch pag graduate sa high school. Acrually a whole section was sanctioned because they were drinking during the retreat.... End result kay all of them were allowed to graduate and go up the stage but they could not receive their diploma until they completed certain number of hours of community service...

What Stc did was not only punishment for the student, but also punishment for the parents... I think they are forgetting their role as a learning institution. What they did was tantamount to public humiliation which is the wrong way to instill discipline.

I dont know if the kids were given due process or ample time to rectify the situation by taking down the photos but all i'm saying is stc could have handled this in a better way.

[UrbaNo]

yep handle it in a better way.. grabe ang ginoo mo pasaylo, ang ilang madre way chance

[vipvip68]

If i have a daughter, im definitely not sending her to stc... Dili gyud to sakto ilang gi buhat... Sa ila man gud nga style of discipline the kid is going to rebel and get into trouble

[shebacs]

An attempt at summarizing this case and/or this thread topic with some questions formed:

1) Students ang girls sa STC. #FACT
2) Memorized by heart and understood by the mind ba nila ang STC handbook?
3) Abiding students sila sa STC?
4) Vying for honors ang one or two or all of the girls?
4) Birthday sa 16 yr old girl enrolled in STC. Party sa beach so swimsuits and bikinis.#FACT
5) Private party sa usa ka resort nga ang ni-book ang daddy ni birthday girl. #FACT
6) Supplier iyang daddy sa liquor og cigarettes? (Mao ba ni iya pasabot sa newspaper interview? Did he mentioned this 'fact' to the judge? Or enabler lang sya? Kinsa diay ang nipalit?)
7) Nagpost og pictures from the party. In swimsuits, with liquor and cigarettes at the 'scene of the crime.
8.) Naka set to Public ang party albums? Or nag-facebook sa school grounds og nakit-an sa STC staff?
9) STC found out about the pictures. Ikaw ba naa'y 2000plus facebook friends of course, daghan kakita.
10) STC asked the parents or guardians for a dialogue about the actions of the girls and their punishment?
11) If naa dialogue, wala na ba'y mahitabo nga pakig-atubang sa judge?
12) Gihatagan og kastigo ang girl and girlies nya nga dili papasuhon sa graduation rites. Pero pa-graduate-on gihapon sya. Dili lang sya kapaso. Dili sya upload og grad rites pics nuon sa facebook.
13) Nipasaka og kaso ang pamilya sa girl didto sa STC.
14) Kay nipasaka man og kaso, wala ba jud nahitabo ang dialogue? Or nahitabo pero gahi (kwartahan) sad jud ang inahan og amahan?
15) Kay nipasaka man og kaso, wala ba kaha kahibalo ang pamilya nga naa'y diay 'subpoena' sila from STC for a dialogue about the actions of the girls?
16) Naa ba kaha'y nisulat og 'subpoena' sa pamilya para mag-atubang sila sa STC?
17) TRO dayon si Judge Wilfredo Navarro para makapaso ang mga girls.
18.) Wala gi-comply ang TRO.
19) Abangan ang 2nd round STC vs Judge Navarro.


Sakto ba ning summary?