Earlier this week, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case of a teenage girl who was dismissed from her high school’s cheerleading squad after refusing to cheer for the young man who raped her. (He is a member of the basketball team; he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor to avoid jail time.)
In addition to having her case rejected, the girl now owes her school $45,000 in legal fees. Two courts ruled that as a cheerleader, the girl speaks for the school, and did not have the right to reject their request that she cheer for her rapist.
Read the whole article here (Crooks and liars.com).
