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[quote="anon-sp0n"][quote="anon-qrs4"]I think the issue raised was more of the newspapers and journalists bringing the school into the situation. Why should the school be blamed or part of the news stories when the actions were not related to the school.

this is a very tough lesson all around. First on inappropriate games and sensitivity. Second on the danger of social media and knowing cameras are all around.

My mom used to say before doing something what would you think or feel if that action were posted on the front page of the NY Times. That was before social media and cell phone cameras.  Now we see on a daily basis real life examples.[/quote]

Whether or not the school was reacting to media attention, the school has taken numerous direct actions including suspending the kids, dropping them from their extracurriculars and sports, sending numerous emails to all parents about the issue and planning school-wide events for students to confront the lessons from the incident.  I believe the previous poster was raising the issue of whether the school had a specific basis on which to suspend the kids given it didn't happen on school grounds or with any school affiliation involved and technically, based on local Princeton Township laws, they did not break any laws since underage drinking in a private residence is not against the law there.

The disappointing thing for many other students is they are being judged by the actions of a handful of students many of whom already had reputations as less than stellar pillars of their community.  They did not reflect the best of Cranbury or Princeton before this event but now reflect on everyone collectively after it.  Perhaps the school is overreacting a bit to try and compensate for that, to go over-the-top to demonstrate those behaviors don't reflect the cultural norm here.[/quote]

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