It began with a spring awards banquet for a girls’ softball team at a San Diego-area high school. The school district superintendent’s daughter was one of the players. She won the Most Valuable Player award, and everybody clapped. But not loudly enough, it seems.
This incident came to be known as “Clappergate.” The superintendent suspected a conspiracy, and demanded the girls sign admissions of guilt. They refused, and retaliation followed. One eventually filed a lawsuit against the school district. A law firm was called in to conduct an independent investigation, then the school board met behind closed doors, and when they emerged they had voted unanimously to fire the superintendent.
I remember when kids only had to worry about grades and getting shot at school. Now crazy administrators are in the mix, too. Read story here and watch video below.