# Another frivilous lawsuit, this one by high school cheerleader **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 31, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729 "2003-08-31T01:45:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/1 "2003-08-31T01:45:51Z")
[You are an incredibly stupid, narrowminded, self-centered and selfish girl and you should be forced to repeat all 4 years of high school for bringing this frivilous lawsuit.](http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/2435313/detail.html) The only kind of irreparable harm this idiot girl has/will suffer is the ridicule that will be caused by her filing this lawsuit. Apparently she hasn’t learned that the minute you graduate from high school, NO ONE GIVES A SHIT WHAT YOU DID OR DIDN’T DO IN HIGH SCHOOL. You were on the Homecoming Committee all four years? _Yawn._ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/2 "2003-08-31T02:05:58Z")
Somebody’s been watching too much _Leagally Blonde_. ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/3 "2003-08-31T02:17:37Z")
I am saddened and troubled to see that this comes out of Southmoreland. I had not realized that such a high caliber of stupid person lived so god damn close to me. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/4 "2003-08-31T02:21:18Z")
What is this whining to the court crap. What happened to the good old days when the cheerleader’s mother would simply take matters into her own hands and start killing people to get her daughter on the squad. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/5 "2003-08-31T02:41:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wolfman \* > \*\*What is this whining to the court crap. What happened to the good old days when the cheerleader’s mother would simply take matters into her own hands and start killing people to get her daughter on the squad. \*\* I feel ashamed for having laughed out loud at that. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/6 "2003-08-31T02:50:50Z")
**Wolfman** and I apparently think along the same lines, because as soon as I saw the thread title I thought “Well, at least no one died.” ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/7 "2003-08-31T03:20:22Z")
I wonder if the response would be different if she were a football player who had been benched in his senior year because he missed a week of mini-camp? Cheerleading is a full-ride scholarship _sport_ at most Section I and II schools, and some of the schools from the small conferences as well. If this was a misunderstanding that has now escalated into two sides being unwilling to talk out a situation which might mean that this girl doesn’t attend college, what refuge should she be seeking? Like it or not, this is _exactly_ what the court system is for, the resolution of disputes which cannot be solved by the parties on their own. As stupid as it seems, real, lasting harm can come from someone who is being improperly prevented from participating in high school sports, and so long as that’s true, expect to see standoffs about that issue escalate to lawsuits. ---
**Author:** ![Tommyturtle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tommyturtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommyturtle)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/8 "2003-08-31T03:51:07Z")
Well the linked article didn’t have alot of details but if this part is true: From the linked article > [@](#): > > The suit says Huffine was given permission to skip a cheerleading camp but was then demoted for missing it. Then I think her suit actually has merit and it’s not a frivolous lawsuit at all In other words…pretty much what **TeaElle** said ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/9 "2003-08-31T03:52:34Z")
People get scholarships based on their ability to be a good cheerleader? You have a weird country. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/10 "2003-08-31T03:53:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TeaElle \* > **I wonder if the response would be different if she were a football player who had been benched in his senior year because he missed a week of mini-camp?** Yes, it would. The Pit thread about the 16-year-old hockey player who sued over losing an MVP Award was three pages long. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/11 "2003-08-31T04:16:50Z")
GuanoLad: Cheer is a much more advanced thing than Cheerleading was years ago. It’s a very competitive sport combining elements of dance and gymanstics. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/12 "2003-08-31T04:27:38Z")
Are schools in Pennsylvania allowed to actually _require_ players to participate in camps in the summer? As much as I think cheerleading is a bit weird and silly, it seems that she has two things going for her side of the story. If, as she says, she was given permission to miss the camp, then the school has no basis to demote her for it. And if, as it is around here, camp cannot be literally required, it seems that they would have to come up with a better reason than that for what they did. hijack: Of course, here they just come up with some excuse about players being cut because they weren’t good enough, or something like that, and since it’s a subjective decision, most people just accept it. So players are pretty much forced to attend camp, even though it isn’t legal for them to be. end hijack ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/13 "2003-08-31T07:56:01Z")
> [@](#): > > The school’s solicitor said that Huffine was not excused from camp. She’s going to have to be able to prove permission was given. And, I believe, demonstrate that this was the only reason for her demotion. Otherwise, she’s got no case. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/14 "2003-08-31T08:13:50Z")
That girl on “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” – well, the girl who was actually possessed by someone else – used black magic to make it onto the cheerleading squad. I think that should also be explored as an option. ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/15 "2003-08-31T11:06:10Z")
Ehh. That’s not a frivolous law suit. The law suit would be frivolous if she had claimed that her cheerleading was fair and balanced, and the school said that only they had the right to call cheerleaders fair and balanced. The bar has been lowered people. You can’t pass this sort of stuff off as a “frivolous law suit” anymore. This one seems reasonably sane. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/16 "2003-08-31T11:14:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thirdwarning \* > \*\*Are schools in Pennsylvania allowed to actually _require_ players to participate in camps in the summer? \*\* Yes. An extracurricular activity isn’t required for a grade, and the coach can set reasonable requirements for membership. Attending summer camp is a fairly standard one for sports and music. I know at the high school I attended, if you didn’t attend band camp, you weren’t in the marching band. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/17 "2003-08-31T13:30:53Z")
It doesn’t sound frivolous as a complaint, but it sounds frivolous as a law suit. It’s friggin’ highschool cheerleading. Get some poindexters together to convene a court and let them hash this shit out on their own (and teach them a little baout the judicial system in the process). Do we really need to tie up courts to appease some 17 year old cry baby? ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/18 "2003-08-31T14:36:36Z")
**considering suing parents for not being seven foot tall each thereby preventing offspring from future career as supermodel or basketball player** ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/19 "2003-08-31T14:39:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GuanoLad \* > \*\*People get scholarships based on their ability to be a good cheerleader? > > You have a weird country. \*\* Yes. Yes we do. We celebrate our weirdness. It’s what makes us great. The very weirditude our founding fathers displayed to old King George lives on in us to this very… Oh, hell. Never mind. Some things are just too weird. :o ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729/20 "2003-08-31T14:59:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GuanoLad \* > \*\*People get scholarships based on their ability to be a good cheerleader? > > You have a weird country. \*\* Ah, you noticed that, eh? This is minor compared to some of the wackjobs we have. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-frivilous-lawsuit-this-one-by-high-school-cheerleader/198729.md?page=2)