I dont know what the hell kind of angel you think your daughter is, but I can assure you that if she has any kind of social life, she's been "bombed" before. Accept the fact that drinking is something teens do, and open your eyes a little bit more if you really care that much.
The golf cart rule is bs, so I dont know why you guys even care about that anyway. Just my personal opinion though.

I agree with the punishment Principle Flemming has handed down on the school level but I think and I'm SHOCKED she has not turned this over to the police as she typically involves the police even at a "drop of a hat". I'm sorry but THESE STUDENTS BROKE THE LAW!!!! THERE SHOULD BE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES IN ADDITION TO THE PUNISHMENT THEY HAVE RECEIVED!!! Now there could be legal consequences for the FCBOE as one high school in the county takes the law into their own hands but the other high schools in the county do not. DR. DECOTIS, WOULD YOU TOO TAKE THE LAW INTO YOUR OWN HANDS????

I have read this entire thread with interest. So far, the main lesson that I would have gotten as a teenager from this whole issue is: don't get caught, it is a pain in the a**. I have not read one word of concern over whether any of these kids were evaluated for a possible alcohol problem. Now the scream (capitalized words) is about getting the police involved, when the time for hard evidence gathering is long past. Get a grip, get off of the soapbox, stop playing dictator to teenagers, and address the most important issue. These teens are accused of being intoxicated when doing so was not safe, and showed no practical sense. It is easy to spot a potential substance abuse problem: look for denial, and not just from the teenagers.

"I can't wait until tomorrow, because I get more lovable every day."

"Officials confirmed Friday that eight McIntosh football cheerleaders were suspended this week for being intoxicated with alcohol while at last week’s varsity football game."

With NO legally gathered evidence the students/parents in question can now turn around and challenge the suspensions.

Not only that, any FCBoE employee that stated that the students “were intoxicated” is now a prime target for a slander and/or defamation of character lawsuit. Add to that the fact that the school administrators that made any such comment were acting as agents of the FCBoE and now you have the “deep pocket” to sue.

The actions or inactions, as the case may be, of the school administration were totally asinine and way beyond their pay grade.

I would love to see the FCBoE sued for this as I believe they need to be taken down a peg or two. It’s time the FCBoE once again realized they work for the tax payer and are not charged with running a kingdom where their rules are above the law.

I had not given consideration to the points that you brought up bad_ptc. Accusing people of a crime and punishing them, while causing harm to their reputations, along with their present and future finances, with absolutely no legally gathered evidence, is beyond stupid. I am not surprised that your posting did not generate any responses, since I imagine that the bloggers that played judge and jury may have given their actions, and culpability, some thought. I have no doubt that some confidential counseling would still be valuable, which is more in line with guiding a teenager rather than playing dictator.

"I can't wait until tomorrow, because I get more lovable every day."

I'm sure there is more to come on this subject...waiting on decisions before this is persued.

You have to understand full time that anything to do with alcohol, the staple food for Peachtree City, (73 places to buy it here, alone), that the abuse of it is a minor offense--especially for kids.
You can drive 400 HP machine fast, drunk, and just get fined!
Being dumb (not my words--their by their actions) is not excusable however!

However you can attend UGA with a 500 SAT (the amount they give you for taking the test!) If you can run man!

whats wrong with a few drunk cheerleaders!!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!

everyone here wants to hate on Mcintosh you guys act like this doesnt happen at whitewater or starrs mill or sandy creek your crazy starrs mill is known for being coke heads! mcintosh doesnt have a drug problem at all when was the last time that they had a drug problem mayb 2 years ago this happens in EVERY school around these girls have been punished enough and for all the people that commented down below what are you talking about "initiation" that is all bull! i have never herd of that in my life and im a senior at Mcintosh. and for the one that said for their names to be released they SHOULD NOT be released thats none of your guys business who it was half of the girls were minors LEAVE THEM ALONE. What else do you guys expect us to do? when you guys (the parents of PTC and Everyone else) come up with some good ideas and things for us to do maybe people wouldnt be out doing all of this ive lived here for 10 years and ive seen this city grow there is only so much that you can do in this town without going crazy and without being bored after an hour. im sorry that Mcintosh is rich and we have to be hated on by all the other schools and the people in this town. GET a LIFE!

you spend some of that time when you are so bored to open a book and study up on your grammar--capitalization, spelling, punctuation, etc?
If, in truth, you are a senior about to graduate from McIntosh you are a poor example of what they are turning out. Since most students are very well versed in computer usage, please at least consider using spell check.

If you have so much time on your hands have you considered getting a part-time job, if you do not have one? It really should be up to you to find what you enjoy doing--swimming? there are several pools here--tennis? there are several courts here. If you took the time and effort to look there is much that you can do. As a senior, you are almost ready to go out into that big, bad, wide world. Once out there no one will find things to amuse you. To you I say GET A LIFE. Note: I am a long time resident of PTC. I have no bias toward any school or any group of students in the area or any other area. My message would be the same to any young person.

You young lady are a spoiled little brat and if your parents are not going to tell you I am!! You rich little McIntosh student!! I guess your parents don't mind if you throw a screaming fit but if you were my child (and thank god your not) I would put you in your rich little place!! Now stomp off to your rich little bedroom and get in your rich little bed and go night-night!!

As a student at MHS, I find this story *hilarious*. I always hear about who got drunk, high, or hooked up at a party. Not only do I have some of these cheerleaders in my class, I am friends with with some of them (the one's that *WEREN'T* drunk). The drunk girls got what they deserved, and I personally think that they did *not* get punished enough. 10, possibly 7 days of OSS? That's *it*? Really?! I really do hope that their parents do *SOMETHING* about it.

----Oh, and winby1
WTF is your problem? Not everyone in PTC is rich, you jerk.
Some of the teens have JOBS (including me), and your overuse of the word rich makes me question you. You seem like a jerk with nothing else to do but hate on teenagers. @$$hole.

XOXO

Your immature friend is the one that said "she could not help it if the kids at MHS were rich"( I'm throwing up). I also have two teenagers who are not silly and immature as you and your RICH friend. They know how to act and when I read them your rich friends blog they laughed as I did. MHS011 you should be ashamed of your potty mouth and you young lady are SO immature and really just a spoiled little brat just like your self proclaimed rich MHS friends. Your just another disrepectful RICH teen that comes from the bubble called Peachtree City!! You are the perfect example why I moved my two boys from PTC to Brooks!! Now go stomp your feet and slam a door and scream alot of foul words!!

Once again, I am appalled by the poor grammar used by someone who says they are a student at McIntosh. At the risk of sounding like an old fogey, may I suggest that more time needs to be spent on the three original educational 'Rs' than on that other 'R' students seem to be so worried about--Recreation. I know e-mailing and texting has students using abbreviated language but there is no excuse for the misspelled words, poor grammar, etc. It isn't more money for extra-curricular activities that is needed for schools (if this is any indication of the education received) but teaching of the basics. No wonder we are falling behind all the other nations of the world. I am very afraid for our future.

I'm very impressed with this student! MHS15 seems to be more mature than the adults posting here. She's right, the people commenting have no affiliation with this team. Let's set the record straight, I was at that game and the cheerleaders were not drunk, trashed, wasted etc. and they were not consuming alcohol on the track. Their was a stadium full of parents, administration and coaches on the track with the girls and no one noticed anything. In fact it wasn't brought up until a few days later when another parent was angry...maybe she was angry about personal things going on her life...I don't know, but there have been many lies and rumors about these kids, parents, coaches and admiistration. These honest parents VOLUNTARILY made their kids go to the administration and tell on a couple of their friends for somthing that happened hours BEFORE the game. Most the girls are being punished for "gulity by association" not for being drunk. They could have had cough syrup and been more intoxicated then what actually happened.

Should they be punished for putting themselves in that situation? Absolutely! Should they have all this public humilation for no reason? I feel GOD is the only one that has the right to judge them!

You say that you were at that game and you could not tell those cheerleaders were intoxicated?? I was at that game as well and your right about most of the girls, I do no believe most of them were drunk but at one point I walked by one of the cheerleaders and she could not even open her eyes. It was very apparent that this one girl was drunk, you obviously were not paying that close attention. All the students at that game knew the cheerleaders had been drinking. They TOLD us. And you also say that they were only drinking HOURS before the game?? This is where you are wrong AGAIN. The girls went out to another cheerleader's car during half time and drank some more. I personally know this because I am a student at McIntosh and the girls told everyone they drank during half time. Granted not all of them did...but about three of them did. Also one of the girls mouthed to the crowed "i'm so drunk!" during the game. Not only did students see her do this but many parents saw as well. The girls made it very public that they were drinking and had drank before the game as well. And I think it is horrible of you to say that this mom was angry about personal things going on in her life so she told the school. That is bullshit, she was angry because these girls made a poor choice that put her daughter in a difficult situation as captain. It was her daughter's obligation to turn these girls in. She needs to be given credit instead of getting hate emails from everyone she goes to school with. Now she has to get the backlash from these 8 girls and their friends simply because they are mad she told her coach. Even if she did not turn these girls in, plenty of other parents would have and did...You should be thanking this mom for looking out for the squad's safety. And you said that MOST of these girls are guilty by association...haha that's a joke. I know for a fact that and 7 out of 8 have were drinking that night. So maybe your not as "involved" as you think you are. Children lie to their parents to get out of trouble, if you think that these girls or your child always tell the truth than you are oblivious. You need to get your facts straight before you start posting things.
-involvedSTUDENT

Again, if you know for a fact that 7 of these girls were drinking then you must be guilty too because you would have had to be present. Maybe you are right, two of the kids did drink at half time, but NOT ALL 8. You are right about children lying. Some lie to their peers to fit in or appear cool.

Obviously, you think you know everything and that you are above the administration and parents. How disrespectful of you...I'm sure you must have access to the reports written up by the school? How about you get your facts straight before you post anything else.

I hope your parents know what you are writing on this blog.

My parents DO know what I am writing on this blog and they support me 100%. I have showed them what you have written, what I have written, and what all the other crazy moms like you on this blog have written. You need to be focusing on your daughter right now, since you have made it clear in other posts that your daughter is in fact one of the 8. And as for me being disrespectful towards you...how can I respect an adult who is acting as a child and blaming everyone but the ones responsible in this situation.
-involvedSTUDENT

to the "where did they get the alcohol from?" part. There are liquor stores around here that sell to minors, and most of the high school students know about them.

I'm a student at McIntosh and I understand that the actions of these cheerleaders were dangerous and irresponsible. However, I also think that its ridiculous for grown women to get on this website and banter back and forth just like the "teenage girls" that they ridicule. Instead of focusing on the situation at hand, you've all become obsessed with your own little arguements. The cheerleaders may or may not have been punished as they should have been, but the decision is made and we will have to live with it. One can only hope that these girls will learn their lesson and grown from it. I can't honestly believe that none of you ever got in trouble in highschool? Whether it was this severe or not, think back to the way you felt after you were punished. You have no idea how these girls feel about what they've done and its not your place to cast judgement. Have you become so "mature" that you can't see through the eyes of your children?

GO CHIEFS!

I don't understand why this reply was to me when i didn't say anything about this...

I am a student at MHS and i think everyone needs to just think about this for a minute. not only have these girls been kicked off of their cheerleading squad, but they r recieving zeroes in every one of their classes. this is there first offense and while i realize that they made a stupid decision, drinking is part of high school, and there is peer pressure all around you. I'm not saying that i think what they did was right, because it wasn't. I'm simply saying that these girls lives have been completely altered. They are getting punished and it is not up to any of you to judge what the punishment should be. If our principal believes that the punishment is right then it is. What's done is done and now instead of focusing on these student's punishments we should all focus on your children and making sure that they dont make the same decision, because i gauruntee you that once your child reaches high school there will be alcohol and instead of concentrating on a student that you dont even know, you should start concentratrating on how to make this an example to your family.

It sounds like first you have an underlying issue with cheerleaders...and second these girls (the majority) are MINORS and can not drive alone in the car without an adult so NO the blotter would not have posted their names for a REASON..So people like you cant beat them up for an obvious MISTAKE..Have you always made the right decisions,born free of fault. I am sure you live in the bubble also..These children did not get reprimanded the night of the game..It waited until Monday morning so maybe the administration needs to be looked into..The police were not called or I am sure something would have been done..You go get your petition and hope your kids are perfect. I would sure hate for you to feel like these families do right now...These are someones kids, grandkids, etc..what happend to being a nonjudgemental christian...ANYONE

Well, just next time a group of minorities are caught defacing a tunnel. just let them go home---they are kids!

Please, I am a christian and you are being judgemental by not respecting the feelings of parents like me that could have had a daughter flying with one of those girls at that game. I am surprised that the parents of the sober girls have not wanted the President of MHS Cheer Booster removed as she is a mom of one of those girls. If you are going to preach christianity than live it. Bless you!

Maybe that's the problem: "Monkey see, monkey do".

Wow, let me start by saying that I am the cheer booster president mentioned above. I have not been on this blog because my husband didn't want me in the middle of all the bashing and it's just not the right thing to do. I agree with him and I'm not here to bash, but to defend my family.

None of you could possibly know how difficult this has been for our family. As I read through the blogs, I was horrified at things being written about these kids and us parents. It feels like an infectious disease that just keeps getting worse. Yes, we were disappointed with out daughters decision to put herself in the situation that she did. She is being diciplined at home, at school, on her team, and unfortunely publically. This public humiliation will haunt her for the rest of her life. Had this been handled by the police it would have been sealed juvenile records and none of you could be on here bashing her and I. Trust me, that punishment would have been much easier to deal with!

In addition to the above...
1. did you know that she voluntarily told school administration what she knew about?
2. did you know that she will struggle this whole semester with grades for all this time missed from class?
3. did you know that she has already written apology letters to her teachers, coach & team mates, and the cheerleader that told on everyone first?
4. did you know that she has cried herself to sleep more than when she was a baby?
5. did you know that she is so depressed that we are concerned about her health?
6. did you know that she had her passion taken away from her?
There's many more personal things that I could share but I'm sure the negative bloggers would not care. My point is she is being punished in more ways than you will ever know! God, her family and her true friends love her unconditionally and will forgive her, but I'm not sure how to teach her to forgive herself.

As far as my responsibilities as booster president, I'm sure you are aware, that I sent an email to every booster member asking for opinions on how to handle the situation and just for the record...I recieved 34 yes's, 3 people did not respond and 1 rude no. Not only did I recieve support from parents, I recieved positive encouragement from their kids, coaches, other booster board members, and some administration. With that much encouragment I decided to set an example by not quitting.

I don't know who all these comments on these blogs were directed at but I'd like to address a few...
1. I haven't had a 'shot' since college age! (and I'm old enough not to share my age)
2. I wish I had the energy to stay out until 2 am!
3. If I was included in the sorority sister comment - thank you, I wish I felt like acting that young!
4. We've never approved or allowed laws to be broken by our children...not underage drinking, not driving or riding on a golf underage etc.
5. It's okay if I have an alcoholic drink in front of my children, I'm legally old enough...

I am truly sorry that this phenominal group of girls had to deal with this stuff. They are an awesome and talented team with great potential! I hope they have the opportunity to prove it.

Okay, looks like I got all my blogging in at one time. Now let's all log off the computer and move forward as a team. Remember, a team wins together and loses together and parents of a team teach the kids how to support a their team.

Sincerely,
Cheerpres

When you say "she had her passion taken away" and "she cries herself to sleep" you are forgetting who caused this and really how light the penalty is. The problem is that her reckless conduct, on display as the role model she is, will potentially motivate other students to drink and some will drive and this is exactly why many teens die in alcohol related deaths with their friends.

You miss the point.

You sound like actor Maureen McCormick who played Marcia Brady, who at the age of 50, summarizes her drug use disaster as follows: "For five years I was a victim of cocaine addiction."

No more personal responsibility left in this country.

I could not agree with you more voice of Fayette!! THANK YOU!

How dare you refer to the only child brave enough to come forth and do the right thing when everyone was telling her not to as "the girl who told on everyone first." ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? Why would you shine a negative light on her for standing up for what is right? I don't understand why you would represent yourself as "the president of the booster club" and then make comments like this. How low do you have to be to pick on an INNOCENT child. Why would you not choose to include her in "her team mates?" You really should not hold a grudge against a 17 year old girl who might have saved these girls from making the same mistake twice. I think you owe this young lady, otherwise known as MISS MCINTOSH, an apology. She represents what McIntosh stands for.

My comments above were about MY family and not meant to shed a negative lite on anyone else. I may have used the wrong words in your opinion to describe her, but my point was that she got a personal apology, she was included in the group apology too, but my daughter sent her a seperate private apology and that's all that I was trying to say. There is no grudge being held against your child. I've always said great things about your child and have respect for her. I think she is wonderful person with a bright future. I have not been on this blog writing anything negative about your child or anyone else. I wish everyone could say the same about my daughter. They are all good kids and deserve the same repect. So that I can't be accused of anything else, I do not plan to be on this blog anymore, if you want to talk to me, you have my email and phone number.

Sincerely,
Cheerpres

Thankyou for clearing that up but I am too young to have a 17 year old daughter considering I am in highschool as well...I was not on here defending a daughter, I was on here defending a friend.

about this and am so saddened for these young girls. Believe YOU me, I understand how these parents feel. To have someone seem as if they ostracize you and when you are at your lowest. It hurts so badly. These families need support, not judgement.

These are very sweet girls that I know will take their punishment and turn things around for themselves. I have faith in them and will pray for them to handle this with grace and strength.

Please remember ladies...Everyone makes mistakes. This situation doesn't define you....but your ability to rise above this and learn from it will define and reflect the wonderful young women you are. You are winners. This is a pebble in your road, not a boulder.

Hugs to all involved.

I understand the pain you are going through. Its hard to see your child hurting even if they brought it on themselves. It takes alot to come on here and read the downright mean comments made by some about a child.

What's even more disturbing to me is the attitude shared by some that it was just kids being kids. No, it wasn't, they broke the law. I take issue with a few of points you made.

2. did you know that she will struggle this whole semester with grades for all this time missed from class? Unfortunately there are consequences for decisions in life. This is one of them. If you are an adult and get arrested, you could lose your job.

3. did you know that she has already written apology letters to her teachers, coach & team mates, and the cheerleader that told on everyone first? That's wonderful she should have. But your statement, "the cheerleader that told on everyone first", reflects an attitude of someone that does the right thing being a tattle tale. I applaud the young lady that informed the coach and administration, it takes a great deal of strength and courage to go against the crowd and exhibit LEADERSHIP.

6. did you know that she had her passion taken away from her? This one disturbs me more than all the others. She didn't have it TAKEN AWAY from her. She made the decision to be involved and it is her fault that her passion is gone. This is why today's society is in a moral quagmire. No one accepts responsibility for their actions.

I am truly sorry that this phenominal group of girls had to deal with this stuff. They are an awesome and talented team with great potential! I hope they have the opportunity to prove it. Once again no responsibility and no consequences. Rules are in place for a reason. The punishment for breaking those rules has been handed down.

Even if they had not been severly punished by the school...Why would you or any of the parents of the girls involved even consider letting your daughters Cheer anymore this year? Like I said before..its not like they were Late for practice or had a bad grade. This is MUCH more serious! WAKE UP!

What about the cheerleaders that weren't involved? They did the right thing yet they are being punished too! They had their Passion taken away by the selfish actions of others.

I truly hope that this passes and doesn't leave long term emotional scars on your daughter. If you will give her direction, and help her use this as a learning experience, it may turn out to be the BEST thing that could have happenned to her.

You sound like a loving and supportive parent so don't let the nasty comments on here get to you too much. I believe many of us parents will encounter these same issues as our kids grow up and many parents have done these same things during their own high school days (that doesn't make it okay either). It's not the end of the world so please hug your daughter and let her know that this will pass, in time. She's, no doubt, learned a huge life lesson and she'll come out of this a stronger person. We're all happy that the girls remained safe and did not hurt anyone during their escapade but I think we've all learned a lesson when something like this is leaked to the community and is subject to so much public scrutiny - to not be so quick to pass judgment and also, to keep a closer eye on our kids, even our middle-schoolers where some of this craziness all starts in the first place.

Both you and your daughter know that she wasn't the cause of this situation. For that she should hold her head up and you and your husband should be doing cartwheels.

Doing the right things for the right reasons sometimes bites you in the backside but doing the wrong things for any reason get’s you labeled as a politician.

Please try to ignore the critical, negative comments on this site. The teen years are very difficult,and I think one should have a teen or two before passing judgement on these girls.I am sure your daughter usually has good judgement. My son did something similar 20 years ago. We could not believe it, but, my spouse reminded me of Martin Luther King's words that groups are more immoral than individuals.The peer pressure is great. Hang tough and hold your head up.

Wow, such non-integrity with some of you people writing things about other peoples kids. You might as well post the juveniles names since you are postig who the parents are. I hope your kids don't get their integrity from you!

Lets hang them, stone them, etc...sounds like that would make you feel better...If your the meaning of a christian Im scared...You are judging kids..Are you kidding me..

Well, I guess I missed this sweet little comment of yours the first time I read through them momof4. What a great role model you are for your kids! Why don't you just read all of the ugly remarks you have made today and explain them to your four children how they should not ever do this. Christians like you give christianity a bad name. I am sure that all of the Christian readers are praying for you.

No actully we are praying that anyone who should Shame these girls in public would find compassion in their hearts and forgive. Did you read the awful things these people have said about these girls and their parents? Obviously you agree they should be humiliated..I happen to have children who have been private/christian schooled all of their lives..but guess what..they will make mistakes and I will make sure they learn from it and TRY to never make that mistake again...Not to mention they would not be reading any of this or I would not be doing a real good job now would I..I am not posting on Disney last time I checked...enough said...You think you are going to make your point by picking on my family but it will not work..If thinking these girls should not be harassed by the public is wrong then IM WRONG

girls, goes for all the teenagers here, I don't think they should be on a police blotter cause they are boys, I'm saying the opposite.

Amen sister! Listen, I have a small daughter that cheers with some of these girls at Infinity All Stars and she has always looked up to them. Well, what do I tell her now? These girls and their precious non-blaming parents have been carousing this situation for a few years now. I mean I know for a fact this is on-going drinking and the girls get caught and the parents don't punish them. It is not okay, there is no excuse, they should be punished as a public underaged drinker would be, they could have killed us driving home from the game, a cheerleader could have been killed stunting or tumbling that night; and yes, I do mean killed! Anyone that really knows about the sport of cheerleading today, knows and respects the dangers of this sport. Ladies and gentlemen, do not take this so lightly. In a few years, it could be my daughter, and believe me, it could also be yours. To the momof4, grow up! Obviously this is one of your children or you don't have children. It is absolutely absurd that you do not see the severity of this and those precious little darlings should absolutely be punished because parents like you and theirs create their problems for them by protecting them and paying their way out of trouble. I can assure you if it was a kid in Fulton County, this would not have been taken so lightly and the kids would be on the news and in juvie. I can assure you that if this was my child, I would let her sit in a cell so she could think about the lives that could have been lost and the affects that this could have on her transcripts and chances for college. Some of you say that is will not effect those areas, but believe those moms are so competitive that they will tell anything to these college scouts and schools to get their daughters in instead of their "best friends". Their best friends being the ones they got drunk with! Time will tell all and the future doesn't lie!

how about instead of bashing these girls, explain to your "young daughter" that these girls made a mistake that did come with consequence. I hope your "young daughter" never makes any mistakes. I hope you never have to rethink your "that i would let her sit in a cell" comment. doesn't sound like real parenting skills to me. everyone makes mistakes, human nature. Your job is to teach right from wrong and reinforce. Not to point fingers and use others as examples.

It doesn't sound to me like she was bashing these girls, as I read it, I think that she did not mention what she would tell her daughter and that sitting in a cell(she did not say for how long)would help her think about the wrong that she had done and could have done to others. This mother sounds concerned because she was at that game and that her daughter is a cheerleader at a young age and she just wants to see that precautions and actions are taken now so that it would not happen to her children or anyone elses children in the future. I can tell you that when I was younger a rule was a rule and if my parents, school, and government had rules, we followed them, or we would be severally punished. This is a very delicate situation and our hearts should go out to all involved. Rationanl thinking needs to come into play with the punishment of these girls and who is to say it was all girls? There are male cheerleaders now. In my day, if drinking was involved when it was not allowed and someone got in trouble, our parents would take us (I mean the whole neighborhood) to see the coroner and let us visit those that had died from dui drinking and driving, alcohol poisoning; you get the idea. It would scare us to death. Sometimes we just need to get back to the basics so that our children can visualize what could happen to others and themselves. Oh, and don't forget about what that mom said about the transcripts and colleges. I can assure you that things always come out in the wash. It is not easy to get into a good college these days and this will be a hard lesson for some of these young people to learn. College applicants are very competitive these days and they will tattle if it helps them get a chance. This is not just about these circumstances, but a variety of circumstances. Parents of these children need to make sure that they are level headed and do not use emotion but brains when punishing these cheerleaders. It is sometimes hard for us parents to look beyond the heart and see from a stranger's eyes. Please take time to think this out, parents! It is a very important and influential time in your children's lives.

Shocker that there are close minded people on this planet such as yourself...I never stated that these girls should not be punished so sharpen up your reading skills and re-think your CRITISIZIM of others..Lets hope that sweet precious angel of yours never does anything wrong because you may have to eat your words.. I have four children since you were wondering and do not live in the PTC bubble...so no one of them is not my daughter..As far as growing up, come up with your own material...Instead of bashing others go clean up your own back yard. People make mistakes but can learn from them and move on..That is what their supposed to do right..Learn..You must be free of fault also..Must be nice...

This mom did not say the PTC bubble, you misread. From what I have read of your comments, you have been on the site all day. If you have four children and are the greatest of moms and don't throw stones from your glass house, how do you have so much time to be on the computer and having word throwing contests with these other readers. You have called people "close minded", you have said "people like you", you have said "bashing others", you said "you think you have perfect children", you act like you are an authority on laws, you said "your poor children", you called a reader "a busy body", you said "people like you" again. Look, you sound like you need to spend more time with your four kids because I think that everyone that reads your comments will think all of these things about you. Like you wrote to a reader, I am sure your children are angels. Have a nice day momof4.

You must also be a stone thrower...do you guys have a club...I will challange my parenting skills all day....this happens to be a VERY IMPORTANT issue because your community has nothing better to do..I signed up today to dispute the narrow minded comments made by you and others...Let me guess your kids are perfect too..For the record I happen to hold a very prestigous title with a major banking outfit and HAD THE DAY OFF.....Maybe you should focus all your hate for these cheerleaders on doing something positive...They are children and desereve to not be punished by the public..PERIOD The school and their parents can handle it per each childs personality...How do you know these kids are not beating themselves up for what they did..Instead of humiliating them why not make sure they learn from it.. I dont teach my kids to make fun of or humiliate others..You seem to be pretty seasoned at it though...I think anyone with any compassion would agree these girls dont deserve the public fall out...For the record-I got kids ready for school, grocery shopped, ran carpool, bought a halloween costume, cleaned my house,made dinner, and still managed to reply to you....

I haven’t read every word you’ve written because I AM a momof1 (who is a MHS student) and, frankly, don’t have the time. It did catch my eye they you are not even from this community but so quick to judge who we are and how we think just because of our zip code.
Madame, it is you who are the “closed minded” profiler of me and my neighbors. You have no place at the table, especially as you obviously bring unfounded biases as to who and what we are in PTC

Are role models are they not? Part of the job, I think.

I would assume that you would give the same fluffy punishment to a gang of minorities parading around the field drunk? Wouldn't you?

They are just kids? I went to war at 17 lady!

Little hormones? Same size as they will ever be! Parents do treat them as "kids" however. Drink in front of them, etc.

I do agree however that this needs to be punished and forgotten!
I did some stuff at that age that was dangerous! I haven't killed anyone at least not deliberately.

Just don't discriminate due to class!

I never heard that cheerleaders were role models, just someone who shook their pom poms better than the rest of us.

As for hormones, yes, teenager's hormones are much higher than adults. They have a lot coming at them, and make bad choices. They are still kids. It is no different than when they were small and you spanked them when they miss behaved.

Now they are older and the stakes are higher. Yes, someone could have been killed, and I'm glad they weren't. Maybe this is a wake up call to them and their parents, but I won't judge and condemn these kids.

Every kid is different, holding some up to public ridicule might ruin them for life, others maybe deserve it and nothing will change them. What I'm saying is, it is not my choice.

All I can say is, when I was young, my parents were strict. Another Mother lied through her teeth to my parents so I could spend the night a their house. I was horrified at what went on and told my parents. I was never allowed back there and never wanted to go back. But, it became apparent to everyone that her daughter was a victim who needed a friend. She was allowed at my house, and it became a haven for her. Her life changed. Kindness sometimes, is all someone needs. All I'm saying is maybe that is what happened here, maybe not, but I won't judge these kids cause I don't know all the facts.

These girls are of DRIVING age! Some of them will be considered adults at the end of the school year. They may have hormones and walking around in overdrive, but had they been driving and killed someone while intoxicated, they would be prosecuted as an adult. They want to be old enough to drive and party but want to throw out the "i'm a child card" when it's time to pay the piper. They were cognizant of their actions and decided despite the potential consequences, to do it anyway.

The recurring comment in many of these blogs is drinking is in all the schools and has been for years. This doesn't make it right! Both of my children are in college and I was the most unpopular mom ever when they were in high school. I would not allow them to go to the some of the parties because I knew alcohol would be allowed and sometimes provided by parents. Parents have to start parenting. Starting at elementary school level. I know it was eons ago when I was in high school, but I don't remember these things going on quite at this level. I don't know these kids and their situations and whether they have good parents. But I just wanted to say just because someone says drinking is going on in all the schools, that doesn't make it ok.

I think what some may be thinking is that if these girls were drunken teenagers anywhere else that it would have made the police blotter.

Not as minors they would not have....I am pretty confident that law has not changed.

Does anyone not think that the Coaches and Administration at Mcintosh should also be under scrutiny, not just the parents? If they were drinking at half time as the rumor mill has it, why wasn’t the coach held responsible? More importantly, how could the coach not realize that eight girls were intoxicated? Isn’t that her job to supervise the girls when their parents aren’t? Isn’t there an Administrator at the game and normally on the sidelines? Why didn’t they see eight kids drunk? I think Dr. Dectois should step in and investigate this matter if he isn’t already. Way too many questions un-answered.

their names should not be made public, but what do you tell the remaining cheerleaders' parents who paid $500+ to cheer and compete (hopefully at state finals)? As cheerleaders, they put themselves in place as representatives of their school. This not only reflected on MHS, and the other cheerleaders, but their families as well and the money they paid for their child. This has ramifications far beyond just the MHS administration and their own parents. This is a huge life lesson in accountabilility. They wanted to wear that uniform and the visibility of being a cheerleader....they got it but unfortunately, it cost all of the families.

I attend mhs and I'm pretty disgusted at alot of these comments and the fact that we are looked upon as a drug and alcohol school. Yes a mass majority drink, but there is also a mass majority that does not. People make mistakes and they learn from them but, do not lable the school as a whole in a bad way. In the Citizen there is the article on the Drunk Cheerleaders but right underneathe it is the story about our SAT scores being top in the state. So the students who are a bad represnetative of our school get more attention then those who are going above and beyond in academic achievements. So everyone whos freaking out about the cheerleaders. chill because all of us at mhs are sick and tired of hearing about alcohol and want to get back to our normals life. GET A LIFEEEE

where are their names publicly printed? i dont see that...

I don't think is says anywhere in these comments that any of us have perfect children and I know I am not a perfect parent. The issue here is that these parents have let it be known to their children that it is alright to drink underage. Yes, they should be punished by the public. Maybe they will be so ashamed they won't do it again. I certainly do not want to be driving on the road with them after they decide it ok to get drunk at the football game. For those parents, you know who you are, I hope that this is a lesson to you as well.

your poor children......Do you know these parents personally? Probably not! Public humiliation as a teaching tool..Sick

Yes I do know the parents I was mentioning in my first post. They let this girl and her friends drink and drank heavily in front of their daughter using her for a designated driver.

If you know for a fact that these parents let this girl and her friends drink and use her for a designated driver...then Shame on you for not turning them in!

I find it hard to believe you know ALL of these parents...unless your a busy body..I am sure your a christian too, passing judgment and an advocate for public humiliation.. they do not promote that at my church...why not hope these kids learned a valuable lesson and that their parents help them understand the danger of what they did...Why not allow them to grow up without people like you in their faces...Have you never had a glass of wine or a beer in front of your children? Let me guess..

If you know for a fact that the moms were drinking shots in a hotel room then you must have been in the hotel room with them to know that...wouldn't that make you "guilty by association".

Again, If you know for a fact that these parents let their daughter and friends drink and use her for a designated driver-SHAME on you for not turning them in.

If you know for a fact that the parents take her to bars until 2am...that means that you had to be in the bar and wouldn't that make you "guilty by association".

Wow, you have acted irresponsible more than the teenagers in question!

When did bars start letting teenagers in? Doesn't PTC have a curfew for teens?

I was a cheerleader almost 30 years ago and we had to sign honor contracts (no drugs or alcohol) to participate in Athletics. It is a common practice going back to the 70s. If any of you have seen the cult classic, Dazed and Confused that was part of the story line.

We would never have dreamed of showing up at a game wasted..

If you are referring to the two Booth girls who got caught having sex a few years ago, neither of them is a cheerleader.