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  • Posted By: akiba1129 @ 03/19/2009 10:23:30 PM

    I recently moved to Texas, and this is the first time I ever heard of the Fab 5. I strongly think that the issues with those children is the lack of control from their parents. I hope that they have learned something from all of this, that is the children and the parents. In the real world they will find themselves in situations that their parents cannot get them out of. Also, you will have to pay for the bad decisons you make.

  • Posted By: vw1882 @ 03/18/2009 10:53:23 PM

    what!! so the crappy principal / irresponsible parent SETTLED!! with the school district, got money and an obvious lie of a recommendation. So she pretty much was rewarded. woohoo, ya, that's what i'm proud of in a school system. I'm glad I know her name, because I don't care for her to work for my school district. Giving her a recommendation is giving her a chance to screw up again. And she raised a little snot who will only treat people like crap.

  • Posted By: cheeky_baby08 @ 02/24/2009 9:30:39 AM

    yes actually i enjoyed the movie it was super good and these girls were wild and the ringleaders mother should be a parent not a litle sister

  • Posted By: NuNu @ 02/17/2009 7:47:09 PM

    oh i didnt read the entire thing now i see it says her mom was principle but still man just because she yo daughter dont mean she gets special consequences. they all should have been punished from the get go. all things work out in the end!!

  • Posted By: NuNu @ 02/17/2009 7:44:37 PM

    wasnt one of the girls mother the principle at the school && she always covered for the girls to keep them out of trouble until they got cauht by the investigators then the mom/principle tried to pul her daughter out of that school because she lost her job as a principle there.

  • Posted By: NuNu @ 02/17/2009 7:42:44 PM

    wasnt one of the girls mom a principle at the school && she always covered for the girls to keep them out of trouble even though her daughter ran over her everyday? they have a movie && itr really good.

  • Posted By: brandybear26 @ 02/08/2009 8:34:58 PM

    All I have to say about it is that the parents ARE in CONTROL of their children and they choose not to make their children do what they say. The problem here was that these girls probably never heard the word "No." thus allowing them to do whatever they wanted. What doesn't make sense is that these girls were only in high school for 4 years so please explain to me how a 14 year old entering high school gets so powerful so fast because it says in the papers and I quote "...they just waited year after year for the monsters to graduate..." so it's like there was never an authority figure ever. These girls knew exactly what they were doing and they knew that they would never be reprimanded for anything they did. I think that the parents and the girls should be taken to court and held accountable for harrassment charges and since they were primarily responsible for the way these girls acted. I went to school with girls that acted similar to this only they didn't get away with much because there was actually some authority in our school.

  • Posted By: MtzC/O2008 @ 01/28/2009 6:15:21 PM

    I think that most of these girls were lucky with all that they got away with. I know that if they had a different principle they would of been suspended. And the mother of one of the girls who was the principle they should never let her work as a principle again unless she learned her lesson. I cant believe she actually let them get away with all of that.

    • Posted By: Curtis E. Mayle @ 02/02/2009 1:25:31 PM

      Principal, not principle ... though they are lacking in those also.

    • Posted By: Curtis E. Mayle @ 02/02/2009 1:23:01 PM

      Principal, not principle ... although they were lacking in that also.

  • Posted By: CouldCareLessAnymore @ 02/02/2009 8:55:13 AM

    It`s like you all never seen whores before?

  • Posted By: jj22this @ 02/01/2009 4:58:51 PM

    wasn't there a Lifetime move made about this? hahaha... seriously though, wasn't there?

  • Posted By: sammyjoe @ 02/01/2009 1:13:09 AM

    No one should be surprised with this story. Adults do not want to punish their children becausse they either want to be seen as cool or they were punished as kids themselves. Everyone believes that their child is special, which they are, but children need boundaries and guidelines. Look around and see how many people discipline their child and talk to them about right and wrong. Look at the financial trouble we're in - are any of the adults at fault. The saying goes, "parents are a child's first teacher." If the adults refused to discipline them then why wouldn't the children act like they could do what they want.

  • Posted By: sammyjoe @ 02/01/2009 1:09:42 AM

    no one should be surprised at this story. People do not want to take ressponsibility for any of theirs or their children's actions. All you have to do is read the paper to know this.

  • Posted By: lady84 @ 02/01/2009 12:48:15 AM

    The incident of the "Fab Five" is scary. It is hard to believe these "young ladies" if that is what they can be described as, are running around in society. I believe they are and will be a menace to society in some sort. It is too bad that they did not and do not receive the type of punishment or discipline that most parents give their children. The only people to blame in this situation is the adults as they let the situation run on as it did at that school and further.

  • Posted By: nikki101 @ 01/31/2009 11:31:19 PM

    I feel that the parents and the kids are to be the ones to blame. For one those girls are old enough to know the difference between right and wrong. They acted like brats with no brains. They had no respect for themselves or their parents. I feel sorry for them in a way because they have no clue. Come live in the real world and see what happens. I can't believe that kids at that school actually put up with that cause i know that i would not. For the parents i really don't know what to say but shame on you guys. Your kids will meet their match one day, and they won't have mommy and daddy around then. There is always someone out there bigger and badder than you are and what are they going to do then. I wish I went to that school.

  • Posted By: HockeyGirlMcKinney @ 01/02/2009 2:11:13 PM

    Haha... no kidding... people write in here and don't even bother to proof read or correct their spelling and the most ironic part is that they are the ones sitting here saying how bad Texas schools are. Sorry but you are talking about one incident in one school. This does not in any way represent the McKinney ISD or Texas educational system in anyway. As far as the parents, I can't disagree. Too many parents, all over the country, live vicariously through their kids and forget all about being a parent. But that is not just in Texas. Also, what happened with those girls was not nearly as bad as the movie or this article make it out to be. The coach wanted attention and sympathy and although the girls were absolutely wrong in their mistreatment of her, she was also looking for the money, fame and attention that a "scandal" would bring her and thanks to the scandal lovers, like everyone here, she got it... way to go. Seriously everyone... clean up the sh*t in your backyard before you start criticizing your neighbors. We all live in glass houses and we have all made mistakes and we all need to be a little more understanding with each other and not jump to conclusions. Don't believe everything you read and watch on TV... they are just trying to make a buck off your nosy, judgemental natures.... looks like they were successful yet again... and with a rerun no less... shameful... Hook "Em Horns!!! Go Stars!!! and... even though Romo sucks Gotta love my 'Boys!!!

    • Posted By: Status is not everything @ 01/28/2009 10:44:51 PM

      This situation is not about a person;s grammar or how they write their expression. The matter at hand is how one feels about this behavior from high school girls (cheerleaders) who do tend to be cut slack due to their stature in school. If the girls did not exert outstanding and ....apparently.... very unlady like nature, none of this would ever have been here to begin with. It is those children who know right from wrong and stretch the boundaries of having status in school. I think everyone can relate to the social status that is VERY evident in schools. These girls are not above this line. They are below it by their own actions of wanting to show off their bodies to guys to get attention. Plain and simple. They got what they asked for. Attention. Their parents should be swiped on the bottom a few times and be reminded that money, power, and letting go your children is not going to be a good outcome. Those girls knew very well what they were doing. No doubt. Looks like the horns are stuck in those poor girls bottoms indeed.

      • Posted By: poppinoff @ 01/31/2009 11:20:22 PM

        I agree with your comments. It is not about Texas or the school district; it is about the behavior and both the child and the parent not taking responsibility for their actions. What is worse is that they got away with it for so long and hurt so many along the way. Maybe the coach was in deed trying to get attention; however, it does not erase the actions of these students and the parents/administration turning a blind eye.

        The other issue is the video, drinking and bawdy behavior. Even if the school did not dismiss them from cheerleading, the parents should have! If my daughter had behaved in that fashion, she would not be allowed to participate in any "fun" activity; she would be punished for her action.

        Shame on the parents and administration for not acting as adults and setting/enforcing boundaries. If this happened in California, New York, or any other place, it would have been just as unexcusable.

  • Posted By: whereintheworldisCS @ 01/28/2009 4:44:18 PM

    Personally, I feel really bad for the girls. If their parents guided them in a direction where being a "fabulous" witch.. for the lack of a better word.. and having nice things is more important than respecting your elders, you know, it's not their fault they act that way. to an extent, of course it is, their actions brought them their consequences. But if the parents were there to teach them what respecting your elders mean and that clothes and material items really don't get you anywhere but attention from guys, or pedaphiles, then they wouldn't have acted so outrageously. Whatever is in their head, whatever they think is "cool" unfortunately is embedded into their mind and reversing it at this point may be totally worthless. I'm sure they think it's funny, I'm sure they think it's a joke, and what makes me feel bad for them is that the whole country is looking at them like they're pathetic spoiled girls that really have no idea what life is about. As a 19 yr old I mean all I can see is that they think this made them famous, but they don't realize, they're famous for all the wrong reasons. Hopefully someday they'll grow up and see what they've done and notice that what they did is not funny, cute, or right, it's the upmost disrespect. And the school...oh the school... I went to a high school where doing well in sports took the front seat. Our football team has had the most championships in the state of NH and we're damn proud of it. But the problem was, teachers passed the students so they could play in games, the football team and cheerleaders were favored to a point that they basically had academic immunity and they could screw around all day. Too bad nothing really comes from these players, we've had a few go onto college and do well, and those were the genuinely hard working boys that did well in school as well as play football. But I've seen so many of our football players that didn't go to college because they did badly in school, they have no direction right now. And hopefully, these girls don't end up like that and they see that to achieve something great, you need to work for it, the RIGHT way. And with the way this country is, we don't need anymore brats running around freely without consequence. I'm truthfully sad with my generation and the one below me because we're pathetic spoiled kids that don't understand what real life and working HARD for what you earn. Maybe it'll turn around, but until then, god pray for this country because we'll go down the shitter at this rate.

    • Posted By: whereintheworldisCS @ 01/28/2009 4:45:14 PM

      oh and PS: don't bother ripping people apart for grammar. if you have a problem with it, keep it to yourself.. really.. intelligance isn't always measured in grammar. someday people will learn.

      • Posted By: simkatu @ 01/31/2009 10:38:49 PM

        Your lack of ability to communicate effectively does demonstrate a lack of intelligence, whether you like it or not.

      • Posted By: simkatu @ 01/31/2009 10:36:31 PM

        Your lack of ability to communicate effectively does reflect on your intelligence, whether you like it or not, or whether you deny it or not.

  • Posted By: badlawdog63 @ 01/30/2009 5:11:01 PM

    Can I get some phone numbers? Thanks. Eliot Spitzer.

  • Posted By: lalablue34 @ 01/30/2009 3:36:02 PM

    Ignorance is Bliss...right Jim Green? You make me laugh about following your values. You don't see Americans being terrorists do you? Maybe YOU and the rest of the Middle East should be following our values, you ignorant pig.

  • Posted By: Tickle @ 01/29/2009 7:39:12 PM

    The community should be up in arms. $40,000. to ivestigate and $75,000. severance with a letter of recomendation.
    A group of 5 girls that are teens are able to run not only a school but an entire community is shocking. Taxpayers are toting enough weight with out throwing away hard earned cash on frivolous things such as this. These girls should be made to pay restitution to the community for the cost of this fiasco. $23,000 a piece. That should sober them a bit. It should certainly teach them something that their parents obviously are not capable of doing. It is a shame that "The most popular people are the ones that stay popular by putting some else down or causing unrest. These girls will hopefully learn better when faced with the real world.

  • Posted By: jimgreen @ 01/29/2009 2:43:15 PM

    This behavior would never be tolerated from young girls in Saudi Arabia. America should follow our family values, instead of "Christian" values.

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