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umm...I don't want to get far afield here...because I find the actions of all the participants to be repugnant...but to file a suit asking that the school district follow its own rules and procedure does not offend me.
People are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution (applicable to the states through the 14th Amendment) that the government (and yes, a school board/district is considered a governmental entity) will not take certain actions without due process of law. That just means that if they have rules in place, they have to follow them.
Does that make this girl a "victim?" No. But it doesn't mean that she forfeits those rights.
In the same way that Freedom of Speech even protects speech that sickens us, due process protects those whose actions we find abhorrent.
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