St. Theresa’s College sued!

[brianbrock]

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im a teacher...and really, dli na gyud ta ka pogong sa mga bata unsa ila buhaton sa gawas..AS LONG AS they are not wearing their school uniforms...

[istoryamember]

my take on this is that kung unsa man ang balaod sa school, sundon. In the first place, kabalo naman daan ang mga students unsay balaod. Kana if naa na ngadto sa handbook jud nga balaod ha. Karong panahona lisod na kaayo patuohon ang mga students oi. Sila na jud ang masunod. Dili maayo.

[dbrain23]

These girls can join the graduation rites tomorrow:

Cebu girls in bikini photo allowed to join graduation rites | ABS-CBN News

[adrianvill]

tsk,...its 2012 na ron, people are more liberated.. STC should update its policies or else muabot ang panahon na walay mu.graduate..

kinsa khay maligo or swimming na mg.longsleves run?..hehe

[tonioyantao]

Cebu girls in bikini photo allowed to join graduation rites | ABS-CBN News

CEBU, Philippines (UPDATED) - A court Thursday told a Catholic school in Cebu to let two teenage girls attend their graduation ceremony after they were banned for posting pictures of themselves in bikinis on Facebook.

The 16-year-olds filed a law suit against the exclusive school in the central city of Cebu after it barred them from the graduation ceremony for breaking a school rule about Internet pictures that show "ample body exposure".

"The... minor students concerned received the shock of their lives when they were called by the high school principal... 'sluts', 'addicts', 'drunkards' and 'cheap'," judge Wilfredo Navarro said in his written ruling.

Details of the girls' infringement of Saint Theresa's College's Internet policy was not referred to in the court ruling, describing it only as "some alleged indiscretion".

But newspaper reports said the girls posted on Facebook pictures of themselves in bikinis. Newspapers have not shown the photos, which cannot be accessed because the girls' accounts are on a private setting.

Judge Navarro said stopping the pair from going to their graduation ceremony on Friday as punishment was "un-Christian" and possibly illegal.

He also criticised the school for failing to give the girls a proper hearing before they were sanctioned.

Navarro said the complainants both had the legal status of children and were protected from verbal abuse that he said may affect them psychologically and emotionally for the rest of their lives.

"And to do this to them would indeed be most un-Christian if not entirely inhuman," he said.

School officials could not be reached for comment. But the school said during a court hearing earlier in the week that due process was observed before the punishment was handed out.

so who's the hypocrite now? hahaha who has no sin cast the first bikini.

[tonioyantao]

Philippine court: Catholic school can

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine court has ordered a Catholic girls' school to allow five students to attend graduation ceremonies after they were barred because of photos on Facebook of them wearing bikinis.

Judge Wilfredo Navarro of central Cebu City issued a restraining order Thursday against St. Theresa's College High School, calling its decision to ban the students from Friday's ceremonies un-Christian and unlawful.

The mother of one girl petitioned the court on behalf of her daughter. Their lawyer said the ruling applied to all five girls.

School officials declined to comment but asked the court to reconsider.

The lawyer said one photo showed a girl holding a cigarette and a liquor bottle while others showed all five girls wearing bikinis at a beach party.

Read more: Philippine court: Catholic school can

[ReikoChan]

"Un-Christian and unlawful".

What a big slap on a Catholic school's face.

Oh well, lots of lessons learned here.

[Eden Catalan]

i don't think the school only pointed out the "photos" as basis for their decision to ban the girl from graduation rites. repetitive misconducts are their ground. ive read the news this morning and there was a statement about their behavior over time.

i say #justice for stc

[sizzlingROBOT]

OT: nakakita naka unsa nang Burkini, Sir?

Mas.maau siguro kanang all-girl school like STC and the likes supplayan nila ug burkini ila student other than the jogging and t-shirt uniform for PE class.

tsk,...its 2012 na ron, people are more liberated.. STC should update its policies or else muabot ang panahon na walay mu.graduate..

kinsa khay maligo or swimming na mg.longsleves run?..hehe

[Eden Catalan]

i so agree. plus, those girls are imposing misconduct during their years in the institution.

many students are posting their pictures in fb in their bikinis. so nganong sila raman ang dli p.graduaton?? ever thought of that??