The Louisiana high school principal who rescinded an honor student’s scholarship recommendation and expelled her from the student government association over a “twerking” video has changed course and requested a leave of absence following an uproar over the discipline.
Walker High Principal Jason St. Pierre submitted a request to the local school district for a leave of absence for the remainder of the school year after a crowd of fellow students rallied behind senior Kaylee Timonet and called his resignation, Livingston Parish. Informed news.
Last week, St. Pierre brought Timonet to a one-on-one meeting where he accused the public school student of not “following God’s ideals” after a video of her dancing with a friend at an off-campus event. media.
In the footage, which has since been deleted, the 17-year-old was seen dancing behind a friend who was allegedly “twerking” at a private party following her return home on September 30.
Walker High Principal Jason St. Pierre submitted a request to the local school district for a leave of absence for the remainder of the school year. Livingston Parish Public Schools
The DJ who worked the event at the Livingston Parish Country Club, and filmed and posted the video, described the teens’ dancing as harmless and “really kids having fun.”
The student’s mother chose words for the principal, who she says unfairly attacked her daughter because she is the “hood ornament” of the high school.
Timonet’s classmates quickly rallied around her, even selling T-shirts with slogans like “Let the Girl Dance” and “I Stand with Kaylee Timonet,” which have also been plastered on social media in solidarity.
Kaylee Timonet was removed as president of Walker High School’s student government and had her scholarship endorsement taken away. Unfiltered with Kiran
Following the groundswell of support, St. Pierre announced it would reinstate Timonet to her position on the student government association and restore its support for her scholarship programs in a Facebook post Sunday night.
“Members of our student government are held to a high standard of student conduct,” he said in the statement. “While I stand by that premise, I believe the standard deserves input not only from myself and senior administrators, but also from student leaders.”
The principal said he apologized to the senior and her mother, and took “corrective action.”
Kaylee Timonet, 17, was removed as president of the student government association over the video. WAFB
The student’s mother, however, said the revocation and apology took too long. The scholarship was to be awarded on October 3.
“It’s too little, too late,” Rachel Timonet told WAFB. “…[St. Pierre] I mentioned reinstating the scholarship, I let her know that the scholarship deadline had already passed and that the damage I had done to her was already done. I also told him that I had given them the opportunity when I arrived there at 7 o’clock the next morning, to try to rectify the situation at that time. Now, when someone takes you by the hand and forces you to do something, and an apology is forced upon you, it is too late.”
The high school student said the outpouring of support helped her overcome the challenge.
Kaylee Timonet’s mother said Walker High Principal Jason St. Pierre’s apology took too long. Unfiltered with Kiran
“The video was not at all inappropriate. “I was really afraid that people would hate me after that, so to see that people supported me no matter what and to see that my achievements were still being noticed means a lot,” she said.
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