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31. It is getting better

Reply to Starry Messenger (Reply #23)

Fri May 16, 2014, 07:17 PM

May 2014

but it is still quite hard for many public high schools to field balanced choruses with the female parts dominating.

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Serra High lawsuit: Catholic school boys competed for up-skirt photos of female teachers [View all] Starry Messenger May 2014 OP

Their parents must be so proud. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #1

I know, although these days they'd probably blame the teachers for wearing skirts. Starry Messenger May 2014 #2

Classy students. Seriously. Initech May 2014 #3

17k a year for tuition. Starry Messenger May 2014 #4

Geez, this is way worse than that Van Halen "Hot for Teacher" song. alp227 May 2014 #5

Yet there are those who say that gender segregated education is better for boys. Starry Messenger May 2014 #6

No one with common sense agrees. RandySF May 2014 #7

Interesting. Starry Messenger May 2014 #8

Like anything there are plusses and minuses dsc May 2014 #20

I teach in a public high school--there's always lots of boys in the choirs and plays. YMMV Starry Messenger May 2014 #23

It is getting better dsc May 2014 #31

Bay Area Students Expelled Over Upskirt Video of Their Teacher Starry Messenger May 2014 #9

Kick Starry Messenger May 2014 #10

Maybe cell phones and PDAs are a bad idea in High School. nt bemildred May 2014 #11

That horse has left the barn. Starry Messenger May 2014 #12

It should be put back in the barn. nt bemildred May 2014 #13

Or, they could learn to use them responsibly. Starry Messenger May 2014 #14

Teenagers? Is that what we want them doing in school? bemildred May 2014 #15

Do we want them growing up to think filming women up their skirts is cool? Starry Messenger May 2014 #16

It will be harder without the little cameras in their pockets. bemildred May 2014 #17

That won't stop the other stuff, like the Internet memes with the rape threats. Starry Messenger May 2014 #18

Yes, the young men need to be educated better about their relations to women. bemildred May 2014 #19

They are really disgracing the man their school is named for CreekDog May 2014 #21

I wonder if any of those guys will say anything about this? Starry Messenger May 2014 #22

that would be awesome, but looking at the list... CreekDog May 2014 #27

Or that they spent time up at Hillcrest. Starry Messenger May 2014 #29

I can't comment it won't come out right, so consider this a kick. William769 May 2014 #24

Thank you friend. Starry Messenger May 2014 #25

Anything for you. William769 May 2014 #26

ironically CreekDog May 2014 #28

That is ironic! Starry Messenger May 2014 #30

Here I thought he was signaling a first down. LeftyMom May 2014 #32

We used to joke about something to do with Bellermine, but it's lost to memory. Starry Messenger May 2014 #33