Say what?

I just came across this article, '‘Drunken Pirate’ sues school that nixed degree.' It is about a woman who has sued her school for not granting her a teaching degree right before graduation.

The school's reason? She had a picture of herself drinking on her myspace. 'Jane S. Bray, dean of the School of Education, accused Snyder of promoting underage drinking, the suit states.' How is posting a picture of yourself drinking (the woman is 27, the picture is from 2005, making her well within the legal limit for drinking) contributing to underage drinking? Especially when she's not even a teacher yet, she was simply training to become one?

I realize that it's important to make sure that teachers are held to high moral standards, since we're letting them raise our children while we're busy doing something else. But give me a break - a 25 year college student at a Halloween party, drinking? And this is grounds for refusing to grant a degree? If I were her, I would be suing for a whole lot more than $75,000 in damages.

But, the world is clearly not so bad of a place. After all, if a man shows up drunk to his own wedding, at least the bride knows she'll get a sober groom anyway.