A group of Scripps Ranch High School students who made a controversial "twerking" video will be allowed to go to the prom and walk at graduation, but a sexual harassment charge will be added to their school records.For girls it would probably be a mark of distinction on a college application. It's really hard to stand out in the crowd these days.
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The mother told trustees that her daughter's punishment does not fit the crime, and she added, "They had no idea; they are horrified and humiliated ... My daughter is just embarrassed and humiliated, and the fact that she has to put down on her school applications that she has been charged with sexual harassment … what does that say?"
The students -- mostly girls -- were suspended for two days and initially banned from going to the prom and graduation after the video went viral. That punishment was recently lifted, 10News learned.So how did the students decide to make this allegedly harassing video?
Parents at the meeting said the girls were told the video was for a school project and that they had no idea it would be edited in a vulgar way and uploaded to YouTube. They also presented a DVD of other school-backed productions and pep rallies where similar dance moves were involved.So, the school video they shot was edited down to emphasize the sexy? Hell, they should skip high school and go straight to work for TV.
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"She made a couple of moves that I would best describe as a cross between Elvis Presley and Mary Lou Retton," said Hargrove. "Everybody deserves due process, even the guilty people. The problem for my client is she's not guilty."
A TV report with some of the video is below. It's kind of goofy, but hardly scandalous:
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