US High School Student Loses Scholarship Over Social Media Twerking Video
US High School Student Loses Scholarship Over Social Media Twerking Video
A Louisiana high school student lost her student government position and scholarship opportunities after a twerking video was shared on social media.
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So the girl in question wasn't twerking, it was person "friend" in front of her in the video. She was just dancing. I consider myself pretty logical in most things and this doesn't make sense.
The person in question did not commit any offense her self based on how the news article read. If she herself was doing something that did not promote a good image it would be understandable but this was not the case.
Obviously any government action based on "promoting a good image" would violate the First Amendment.
I can agree to a certain point but as this particular scholarship is only handed to two people a year I imagine the requirements are very high and the standard at which one conducts themselves is taken into account. Never the less I do not understand and cannot condone punishing those that do not deserve it.
This girl must have worked hard for such a scholarship and to be denied what she earned for such a bizarre reason just seems petty and small.