St. Theresa’s College sued!

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@tonioyantao

oist lahi ra pud ng open ka but you disagree oi, kaw jud dli jud cya conflicting boss, pramis...it just means you're open to disagree with it :d

[chadzkie]

the question is...if the parent's fail to rein in their children kinsa nmn lang ang mu rein in sa ilang children?

compute the number of hours the child spend in school and at home...

compute the number of hours the parents spend with their children...

the rules are already there...

they know the rules then why the heck break it? just for the heck of it?

punishments are often deemed harsh...so? ganahan kag punishment nga tam.is? maau pag wala nalang ka nagpunish..

mind you...the concerned parties brought this upon themselves...why blame the school for taking action? why blame the whistleblower? why blame anyone actually? it's a defense mechanism...

i have known people who were able to graduate but was not allowed to take part in their graduation rites...they did fine actually...

all this talk about trauma...karon raman ni...uso ba d.i ni sa panahon nga latoson tas maestra? uso ba d.i ni sa panahon nga hagbongon tag subject kai atong notebook spring dli katong binder?

uso ba d.i ng trauma anang pabarogon kas gawas kai wa ka mu.agree sa imong maestra?

uso ba d.i ng trauma sa panahon nga mag verbal assault imong maestra nimo kai wala ka mupass sa assignment and inyong group work kai unimpressive?

where was all this talk about trauma...injustice during the time when catholic schools are EXTREMELY strict?

life is not a bed of roses...to believe so is BS.

well its not the school's problem either. Yes I myself a student now agrees that mas dako jud ug time ang usa ka student sa school but mind you, these pictures were taken on a family affair so I dont think naai labot ng school ani. Mura ragud nang gibunalan kas imung lola kai naa kai nabuhat nga bati kuyog imu mama ug papa. Unsai mafeel sa parents ana? Your examples of trauma are very far from this one. Nganu gikompara mana nimu sila aning di makapaso. Pareho ra diay nang pabarogon kas gawas or whatsoever sa di ka papasohon? Are those things you mentioned you can consider milestones of your life? I am not saying nga punishment should be tam.is as what you referred it to be. Why not just suspend those students ngano kelangan paman jud i take away pajud nila ang usa sa mga memorable moments sa ilang kinabuhi. Not all people pareho sa imung mga friends nga ok lang nila di sila kapaso. Lahi2 tag experiences that makes us who we are. Thats my point

[tonioyantao]

guys as much as i want to go on and have a wonderful discussion with everyone here, it's getting late and typing on a virtual keyboard is slow and frustrating. i bid you all goodnight. you all make great arguments except for the trolls. night night!

[reclamador]

i feel for the kid ... but i'm with the nuns here ...

[splendid moonlight]

You know, I just can't help but notice, but maybe the reason why the pro-STC folks here blame the parents for suing the school is because they don't want this issue to be discussed out in the open. Reading it from a non-sectarian-school graduate's stand point, it's almost like some of us here wanted to HIDE this issue and keep it in the dark.

This case is like watching how a respected mother punishes her child severely for misbehaving. To some it may seem harsh, to others it may not. Some of us here want to talk some reason into the mother, others just want to push away the curious on lookers and told them to mind their own business.

If this is the reason, then I guess these people are just concerned of how that publicized punishment would affect the reputation of the mother - a symbol of authority. Perhaps these people are affectionate to the mother as well and want to protect her image. (Maybe because these people also believe that in some way the mother was wrong, and didn't want to make it so obvious. Why else would they want to quiet the fuss down?)

They keep saying "Serves the kid right, she misbehaved," but then the real issue here is not about what the child did anymore. It's how the mother PUNISHED the child. Was it fair? Was it legal? Was it fit to the child's offense?

This is understandable, but sometimes it distorts one's judgment of right and wrong. If this is indeed the case, try to reevaluate yourself on how much you lean on to either sides of the story. Er, coin.

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That is not the case. At least not with me. I simply think that making the issue public is what's creating the trauma as opposed to the parents' saying that the school's punishment is what's creating the trauma. As was stated here repeatedly by some posters and myself, this is not the first time that students from different schools were punished or were not able to attend the graduation ceremonies because of something they did. A lot of them actually do well afterwards.

They have a better chance of getting over this whole mess quickly if this wasn't made public. You know why? Because they'll be going off to college this June - new environment and more people who don't know about the incident than people who do. Perfect for leaving the past behind. Plus, there's college graduation looming over the horizon, a graduation they just might be able to attend. But since the issue has been made public, a lot of people as well as other schools - probably schools the students are eying to enroll in - know about the issue now. They might be bullied or be subject to back biting, simply because the people who don't necessarily need to know, know.

[xinevirtucio]

well its not the school's problem either. Yes I myself a student now agrees that mas dako jud ug time ang usa ka student sa school but mind you, these pictures were taken on a family affair so I dont think naai labot ng school ani. Mura ragud nang gibunalan kas imung lola kai naa kai nabuhat nga bati kuyog imu mama ug papa. Unsai mafeel sa parents ana? Your examples of trauma are very far from this one. Nganu gikompara mana nimu sila aning di makapaso. Pareho ra diay nang pabarogon kas gawas or whatsoever sa di ka papasohon? Are those things you mentioned you can consider milestones of your life? I am not saying nga punishment should be tam.is as what you referred it to be. Why not just suspend those students ngano kelangan paman jud i take away pajud nila ang usa sa mga memorable moments sa ilang kinabuhi. Not all people pareho sa imung mga friends nga ok lang nila di sila kapaso. Lahi2 tag experiences that makes us who we are. Thats my point

as you may noticed...there is a huge difference between teenagers of today and the teenagers several years back...
ug gahi kag ulo sa una...mas gahi clag ulo ron...
ug garaon kas una...mas garaon na cla ron...
ug ikaw wala kai respeto sa imong ginikanan...mas wala na clay respeto ron...

so dli cla papasohon..c knsa mn sad ngsugo nila nga mag ingato cla? c kinsa mn sad ng sugo nla nga ipost to sa facebook?
suspension? suspension is too mild...if suspension....mu.ana rana...ai makapaso ra ghapon ko...no biggy...

mu.ana rana...it's just suspension...in a few days mupaso ghapon ko..graduate ghapon ko...

ang suspension mura rakag gdapog anah..and mana..that's it...

ang pgkawala anang imong gtwag na memorable moment...mao ang bayad sa ilang pagpatara sa ilang kaugalingon...

unsa sila 3 years old...kabalo cla unsa sakto unsa saup...kablo cla sa rules and regulations...and yet they choose do defy it...

since they defied it...a sanction has been given to them...

mao ni...

sa kalami way reklamo...

sa kasakit...dghan kasikas...

[wabbitz]

Does this mean a student from STC is shackled to what the school dictates or wants as long as she is enrolled in STC? Who shall dictate that it is "unchristian"? The principal?

I thought the school was for guidance...and guidance alone. They should go back to the spanish area and stay there.
This clearly shows that the school was a failure in 'guiding' these girls. Yes, their parents have a bigger responsibility but the school is also responsible and by barring them from attending their graduation corrects that? Sick!

To STC: Open your eyes and admit that you too produce a lot of failures since you do not adapt to the modern times. I will never send my kids nor recommend your school.

[ianina]

Followed then

[wabbitz]

So which part in their handbook or in any school handbook did it say that "Those wearing Bikini's could not graduate?". It maybe a factor to determine a persons character but does it prove that they are slu+s?
If you talk to us about rules, please educate us on such rules and cite facts not belief.

And what was the lesson learned? If you wear a bikini and post it in FB you do not graduate? come on.
Does wearing a bikini, having a glass of champagne while holding a smoke make you a slu+?

Are you implying that humiliation is the best kind of discipline since that is what is happening?
Oh please do explain.

For as long as the student is enrolled, the rules and regulations are followed. If they are not amenable to such rules, then why bother enrolling?

All this talk about "guidance"...students have to know "discipline" as well. They are bringing the name of the school. Barring them from the graduation ceremony was not done to correct how they behaved; it was done to teach them a lesson.

[adrianvill]

just my opinion..
the Fact, is that a student made a violation therefore a punishment should be made..
i think if Stc's punishment were justifiable, then i think there will be no media frenzy and public criticisms..

What should be done is that the punishment should be reformative and restorative and not traumatic and harsh..

but since the issue draws alot of controversy.. then there must me something wrong here..

if the issue is morality then the punishment should be morally acceptable also.
(the definition of morally acceptable by itself has a vauge meaning depending on the person,
in the case of stc, its ok. But in the case of the family, its traumatic.)
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for those who support stc's stand, what would you do if it was your child was d one who wouldn't join the grad rites?
for those against it, what should be d wright thing that stc should do?.. you just cant let them get away with it when they clearly violated a school rule..