High school girl banned from graduation rites over Facebook ‘bikini photo’

[renzo_d10]

Stupid. Sana kung naka-school uniform tapos nagyoyosi, eh hinde naman eh. Naka-bikini lang, with parents consent pa. IMO, stc-cebu has gone overboard regarding this issue. OA na yung pagkabanal nila. If this were to happen to them, which is unlikely because they're nuns, hindi rin siguro sila matutuwa kung ganyan ka- OA yun school ng anak nila.

Nuns, priests, brothers etc. should be given a time out and gead to bora this summer. At least they'll catch a glimpse on how the real world is today -- even 12 y.o's compete on being who's the ***iest..

[chua_riwap]

Nuns, priests, brothers etc. should be given a time out and gead to bora this summer. At least they'll catch a glimpse on how the real world is today -- even 12 y.o's compete on being who's the ***iest..

baka panay ang OMG! or sign of the cross ng mga yan......

[renzo_d10]

Haha kung lahat ng school pagbabawal na maggraduate students nila kasi naka-bikini sa fb baka wala na maglakad sa entablado kundi mga chubby

[chua_riwap]

graduate din ako ng catholic school nung high school ako.
mga madre nagmamalinis ang iba diyan.

yung mother superior namin noon eh, naririnig namin pag nagmumura.
peborits nya yung........"punyet*!"

[CoDer]

Kanya nga pag ikaw na magulang eh liberated ang pananaw sa buhay eh stay away from nun run schools.

Its that simple.

[holdencaulfield]

sa totoo lang, kaya madami ng mga sutil na mga bata ngayon dahil sa mga kunsintidor na mga magulang.

kaya tumitigas ulo ng mga bata dahil sa mga magulang na pasaway. yung mga ibang bata na nakikita ko, ganun-ganun na lang kung sumagot sa mga magulang nila. sarap sampalin eh, tulad ng mga pamangkin ko.

[galant E SS]

Their school. Their money. Good luck paying the damages the judge will assess them due to contempt of court. Likely a million bucks, at least.

yup, bibigyan pa lalo nila ng rason para magkapera yong mga bata and their parents.

[galant E SS]

Nothing you won't see on the Beach.

Mga Madre talaga. REPRESSED.

hhmm, napagkatuwaan lang naman ng mga bata na magpa-picture habang nagbabanlaw. at napagkatuwaan din lang siguro na i-post sa FB. pano kaya nalaman ng school admin yong about sa FB pix? siguro one of these girls have a FB friend na member ng school ad, at sya yong nakakita. baka ni-like pa ng madre yong pix.

[chua_riwap]

eto naman..... yung mga titser sa STC, nasa FB din



(joke!)

[holdencaulfield]

eto naman..... yung mga titser sa STC, nasa FB din



(joke!)

shep! makapag j nga muna.

[Helios]

malaswahh! that 2 piece is definitely flattering, must be victoria's secret's secret

but seriously, polarising issues like this rarely existed years ago so it wasn't a big deal to update the handbook nor the student's magna carta

those kids just exposed the chink in the armour, it's mighty time for a good overhaul of the system -to be ratified by all parties involve.

[CoDer]

eto naman..... yung mga titser sa STC, nasa FB din



(joke!)

Brad recommend kita sa batcave for one week?

Sayang ang kinain ko.

[myk384]

Catholic school defies court order, bars students from grad rites over Facebook bikini pics

InterAksyon.com
The online news portal of TV5

MANILA, Philippines - Though the court sided with the female teenage students in Cebu City who posted on Facebook pictures of themselves in bikinis, they were still not allowed by their school to attend Friday's graduation rites.

Despite the issuance of a temporary restraining order by Cebu Regional Trial Court Judge Wilfredo Navarro, Saint Theresa's College still barred the students from entering the school grounds during the commencement ceremony, according to a news report. Nonetheless, the students will still be given their diplomas.

The Catholic school filed a motion for the court to reconsider its decision. The court was supposed to hear the motion of the school on Friday at 10 a.m. but the judge was unavailable.

Earlier, Navarro ordered the school to allow the students to attend their graduation ceremony, otherwise the school's action would be "un-Christian" and possibly illegal.

He also said that minors were supposed to be protected from every form of child abuse, including verbal abuse.

In their complaint, the students alleged that Sister Celeste Ma. Purisima Pe, the school principal, called them “sluts”, “addicts”, “drunkards” and “cheap.”

Pe's camp denied the allegation. The principal said the students were given due process when they were asked last February to explain their side of the issue.

School officials also met with the students' parents, showed them the photos of their children, and were told of the decisions and actions of the school's disciplinary committee.

The school, run by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, prohibits students from uploading on the Internet their photos showing "ample body exposure." The prohibition is contained in the school's handbook, which is customarily given to students.

A report from radio dzMM on Friday said that while the students' photos were not public and were only shared to their Facebook friends, their classmates or their parents might have alerted school officials about the pictures.

The issue drew mixed reactions from InterAksyon.com readers. Some defended the school's decision while others took the cudgels for the students.

Yal Puzla from USC-TC Cebu City said that "from the start," the students "knew the rules of the school" and thus should have not studied there if they had no intention to follow the school's policy.

"Ambot naman lang, wala na lang unta sa eskwela sa St. Theresa para libre mo post sa networking site;-)," said Puzla.

Via Chan said: "As A theresian, WE ARE OBLIGED TO FOLLOW the school rules in and out the vicinity. What's the use of the handbook if you just disregard what's written on it?"

"And please you don't know half of the story, those aren't the pictures, there are more nasty and more indecent ones. so please don't judge the school," added Chan.

Khamil Andan Xxvii of the World Citi Colleges said: "oh well lets just say social network now adays are also used for prostitution. couldn't blame this people, sobrang hirap ng buhay kaya may mga ganto, and yes ang mga kabataan ngayun mas in sakanila ang magpost ng ***y picture without knowing na nababastos cla they're all after compliments"

Freelance artist Perry Crsit Lequigan said: "the FACT na umabot sya sa graduation, it means alam na alam niya ang RULES and REGULATIONS sa school, sinuway niya ang batas ng eskwelahan dapat may kaparusahan para di pamaresan.... but of course may DUE PROCESS!"

Aleth Velasquez of St. Paul University Manila said: "The nuns has no right to demean those girls, they may have misbehaved, but they are entitled to march in graduation, this is unfair, legally the nuns are guilty for the violation of the children's right via verbal abuse..being catholic is not on how we dress up, being catholic is how we treat other people with respect."

Estefan Ezequias Onesimo Benecio said: "TEACH, NOT PUNISH.. Students should have been given thorough counseling instead of leaving them with heavy emotional burden.. This is what I expect from a Religious school, not name-calling and prejudices."

Terence Logramonte Valdehueza of Xavier-Ateneo de Cagayan said: "Calling and judging someone 'sluts', 'addicts', 'drunkards' and 'cheap' is not part of due process. If I were one of the two teens, I will sue the principal for slander and seek for moral damages."

Nancy Arceo Chan of the University of the Philippines-Diliman said: "It's time the school show all the pictures posted and you will agree that these kids need to be penalized....the truth must come out....no lesson learned here....what a fiasco!"

Catholic school defies court order, bars students from grad rites over Facebook bikini pics - InterAksyon.com

Somewhat related news, don't do these nuns na mas mataas ang court dito??!!??

[renzo_d10]

Somewhat related news, don't do these nuns na mas mataas ang court dito??!!?? :twak2:

Ha ?

[uls]

tama STC in defying the court

i wouldnt care ano sabi ng court

Vatican ang backer ko

[niky]

tama STC in defying the court

i wouldnt care ano sabi ng court

Vatican ang backer ko

Yeah.

Because the Vatican can pay for the school's legal fees and penalties. Any school that defies a direct court order like that is going to be a lot poorer come June.

Been there, done that. Kahit anong reasoning mo... kahit may "due process" ka. Talo ka if you try to kick out students for such flimsy reasons. Especially graduating students.

[uls]

hehe

the catholic church will not change

if they changed as society's moral values change thru time the catholic church would be totally unrecognizeable now

[andywesteast]

hehe

the catholic church will not change

if they changed as society's moral values change thru time the catholic church would be totally unrecognizeable now

That is why they have become Irrelevant, specially in the richer, progressive countries.

[chrismarte]

what if different case nagnanakaw sa grocery at nahuli, Meron bang rights school na parusahan students? Or let's say nabuntis itong babae? Pwede ba suspend or kick out ng school yun students?

I think only niky can answer this...

Experience ko nung HS ako coming also from a catholic school na hiwalay ang lalaki at babae... may nahuli na 2 babae naglalapongahan sa banyo nakita ng janitor kick out.

yung mga kabatch ko naman nahuli nag shoplift sa Harrison Plaza pero nakatanggal ang polo suspended. Pero yung nahuli na polo ay nakasuot alang usapan kick out.

[galant E SS]

Experience ko nung HS ako coming also from a catholic school na hiwalay ang lalaki at babae... may nahuli na 2 babae naglalapongahan sa banyo nakita ng janitor kick out.

yung mga kabatch ko naman nahuli nag shoplift sa Harrison Plaza pero nakatanggal ang polo suspended. Pero yung nahuli na polo ay nakasuot alang usapan kick out.

kung ako yong graduating HS student na ayaw papasohin ng mga madre, i would not insist.. basta they will just let me graduate and get the hell out of their school. I don't even care. Naka-graduate din naman ako sa HS na di na umattend ng commencement exercises eh... most of my teachers did'nt like me then. . . . i was born to be wild and a naughty by nature. who cares? I am I! and I did not care who they were coz I know their ****n rules... and only fools follow rules, well i;m not one of the fools.