Valedictorian-to-be sues

[SteveDallas]

Originally posted by sycamore
And as far as the scrutiny...you seemed to side with her initial argument, Steve, but you have to admit that she brought this on herself. She took the risk by taking this whole thing to court, and she knew there could be adverse consequences as a result. Dem's the breaks.

I thought the school erred in essentially trying to change the rules in the middle of the game--and I seem to be the only one who thought so apart from the judge who ruled against the school district.

I also thought it was a big mistake to bring a lawsuit for many reasons, not the least of which was unsympathetic publicity. But while I thought she had an argument on the valedictorian issue (even if I thought they handled it in a rotten way), I don't have a shred of sympathy on the plagiarism issue. And while I'm surprised Harvard tossed her out, they're within their rights, and again, they probably wouldn't if the lawsuit hadn't attracted so much attention.

By the way, between this incident and all these reporters lately, I'm looking forward to a nice period of outing plagiarists. If anybody would like to start picking this one apart, go for it.