A Louisiana public school principal has apologized and requested leave for punishing a student and questioning her religious beliefs after he saw a video of her dancing at an off-campus party.
The 17-year-old student government president and scholarship candidate was videotaped dancing at an off-campus party following Walker High School's Sept. 30 Homecoming festivities. A hired DJ took the video and posted it on social media. Three days later, Jason St. Pierre, principal of the public high school near the state capital of Baton Rouge, told the student she would be removed from her position with the student government association and that he would no longer recommend her for college scholarships.
At a meeting in his office with the assistant principal, St. Pierre told the student she wasn’t “living in the Lord’s way,” her mother said, according to The Advocate. He printed out Bible verses with highlighted sections and “questioned who her friends were and if they followed the Lord," the news outlet reported.
In a statement published Sunday on the Livingston Parish Public Schools district Facebook page, St. Pierre reversed course. Citing the significant public attention the episode had received and more time to consider his decision, the principal apologized to the student's family and undid his previous disciplinary plans. He also addressed his invocation of religion.
“Finally, during my conversation with (the student) regarding the dance party, the subject of religious beliefs was broached by (the student) and myself," St. Pierre wrote. "While that conversation was meant with the best intentions, I do understand it is not my responsibility to determine what students’ or others’ religious beliefs may be – that should be the responsibility of the individual.”
The student and her mother said St. Pierre brought up religion, not her. The mother and daughter have also said the deadline for her scholarship application was on Oct. 3, and questioned whether St. Pierre could have reinstated his scholarship endorsement sooner, The Advocate reported.
In a statement Monday, district officials said St. Pierre had requested to take leave for the remainder of the school year.
“Walker High School Principal Jason St. Pierre has requested to take leave for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year,” said Livingston Parish Public Schools Superintendent Joe Murphy. “The district office is awaiting his paperwork to process his request.”
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Principal questions if student is living in a godly manner, punishes her. Eventually apologizes.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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My wife told me about that story last night. That's a zealot who was all in on this young woman being in his image, and then he found out she wasn't a carbon copy of himself, so he got pissed.
Fuck him. He can go on leave and should never come back.
Fuck him. He can go on leave and should never come back.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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That's a grown man who got jealous seeing an underage girl dancing with other boys. He quit to try to keep anyone from prying.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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I agree/disagree with her on this topic.
I do find it interesting how and when some people find religion. I do not consider them all scumbags. A lot of people face mortality and seek a meaning or purpose. That's being human. It's why a lot of older people find religion. It also always reminds me of the Lisa Simpson quote: "Prayer, the last refuge of a scoundrel."
As for the dudes she's attacking, Shay clearly has an axe to grind with them as she appears to be a lesbian feminist, but a feminist with a clear dislike for the transmovement as well. The first post on her feed is hilarious and I'm posting it in the Gender Pill thread.
I do find it interesting how and when some people find religion. I do not consider them all scumbags. A lot of people face mortality and seek a meaning or purpose. That's being human. It's why a lot of older people find religion. It also always reminds me of the Lisa Simpson quote: "Prayer, the last refuge of a scoundrel."
As for the dudes she's attacking, Shay clearly has an axe to grind with them as she appears to be a lesbian feminist, but a feminist with a clear dislike for the transmovement as well. The first post on her feed is hilarious and I'm posting it in the Gender Pill thread.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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And the idea they converted and hit hard is a very old observation, she isn't being brilliant. "There are none so righteous as the recently converted."
"Do you want to be preached at about sin by someone who has never sinned?"
"Do you want to be preached at about sin by someone who has never sinned?"
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."