This girl was punished for having a sense of humour. Stupidity has nothing to do with it. The caption “drunken pirate” is a simple quip because the girl is wearing a pirate hat and has a plastic cup in her hand, resembling a drunken pirate. Its fancy dress. Since when has fancy dress being a punishable stupitity? There is no evidence whatsoever that the girl is drunk, or even has alcohol in the cup. Pirates are associated with drinking rum, hence the fact light hearted caption.

Even if she were drinking alcohol or drunk in her own time that is no ones business but her own. Nowhere in the teaching job spec does it state u must be tee total at all times. The only time you would have a right to complain/take action is if she is drunk when looking after the children. Buying, drinking and drinking too much are all legal activities. It is also not a crime to post humourous pictures of yourself on your myspace page.

And please can you explain to me how a completely innocent photo/caption or drinking too much at a party proove that she cannot teach? The teacher I learnt the most from and subsequently did well in exams from, was a chain smoking, pot smoking hippy but his knowledge and passion for teaching was incredible. There was not a single member of our class that failed their exams in his subject, whereas the teachers that were strict and straight laced we generally didnt want to listen to them and subsequently did not do as well in their subjects.

But I fully agree that Stacy Snyder was fully trodden on, in regards to her right to due process and rights, as given by state and federal law (Bill of Rights, et al.)

To wit:
- Stacy was not given the proper due process to notify her of any instance of “unprofessional” conduct prior to MU’s action on stipping her of her BSE and expelling her from the Dept. of Education (where she worked as a student teacher).
- Only the single photograph was offered as evidence, against which an entire 4-year study program (which she paid for with her hard-earned money and time) weighed. This photograph only portrays her holding a cup, wearing a simple pirate costume, and a caption (from the Myspace.com website where it was originally ‘found’) of “Drunken Pirate.” At most, this should have resulted in a warning from her MU adviser, and given her time to remove the apparently ‘offending’ content, and not instantly acting to expulsion and stripping of the BSE degree, which she was working towards.
- Apparently, an out-of-court settlement was reached between Stacy and MU (look up the June 19, 2007 posting, see above link), and the subsequent posts appear to be Stacy’s attorney’s postings to remove the counts on the record (assuming the settlement was agreed-upon).

I haven’t seen any newer developments on whether or not Snyder was reinstated to her BSE status, or whether she was able to continue her career as a PA-certified school teacher, so if anyone has any news on this, please put up the links.

I am praying that Stacy and her family get the justice they deserve.

While I can understand being upset that a mistake like this cost her so much, she and the newspapers refuse to publish the whole story, and I cannot condone her attempts to spread shadow over our Alma Mater for something that was essentially her own fault.

GO DRUNKEN PIRATE!! You’re welcome in australia!

We should let america know that we are considering firing them from the world for setting a bad example.

FYI Trish you are crazy, how do you know she is a housewife, where is your argument(I see none there), and have a sense of decency to people.