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Student-staff lap dances at Kentucky high school lead to disciplinary actions

The lap dances occurred during Hazard High School's homecoming festivities. The superintendent said what was supposed to be a fun activity "got out of hand."

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"We strive to foster creativity in our students, but unfortunately, this time it was carried too far," she said in her statement.

The district has not identified any of the students or staff involved. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, the school's principal, Donald "Happy" Mobelini, was involved and is pictured in one of the images.

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The scope of reaction shocked many in tight-knit, conservative Hazard, whose red-brick downtown framed by mountains was once a hub of a now-depleted Appalachian coalfield.

And while some locals were appalled by what happened in their school, many parents, students and residents, stung by the onslaught of condemnation, have leaped ferociously to the school’s defense — casting the controversy as overblown and the work of outsiders.

“People who were not even connected to the school went after us,“ said student Gavin Goins, a sophomore who was at the event. “I think it’s an attack on tradition.”

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Originally posted by Doug:
It really does seem like an overreaction. I mean, who among us has NOT done a lap dance for a faculty member of their high school?

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“I think it’s an attack on tradition.”