News Cut: October 7, 2009 Archive

On Streaking

Posted at 9:04 AM on October 7, 2009 by Than Tibbetts (18 Comments)
Filed under: Schools

Boy, they just don't allow any fun at school anymore, do they?

The Pioneer Press reports on a Stillwater student who faces two weeks of suspension for dashing through a homecoming rally wearing a thong.

Stillwater Area High School senior and cross country runner Brian Brochman donned a Bill Clinton mask, running shoes, and an olive-green thong, dashed through the gym during Pepfest and out the door.

The school's CSI unit -- that's Crime of Streaking Investigation -- was quickly set to the task.

Officials figured out the would-be streaker was a member of the school's cross country team -- based on his speed and body type -- and approached the team's coach with a photo. Brochman said he 'fessed up at that point.

His punishment was to spend two weeks in an "alternative to suspension" program called the Youth and Community Accountability and Prevention Program, which is held at the Washington County Historic Courthouse in Stillwater.

So, my question to you, dear readers: Does the punishment fit the crime?

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