A Louisiana high school student with a 4.2 grade-point average has had his scholarship endorsement revoked after a “silly” video of him at the homecoming after-party was posted on social media.
Kaylee Timonet, 17, a senior at Walker High School in Walker, La., was also removed as president of the student government association after the video, which was filmed at a private event at the Livingston Parish Country Club on Sept. 30, according to local news blog Uncensored with Kiran.
The video, which has since been deleted, reportedly showed the teenager dancing behind her friend who was “playing around” at an after-hours party, where Timonet’s mother was present.
The DJ who played the party – and recorded and posted the video – told the channel that the dance was harmless.
“How the children dance is not bad. I’ve seen worse,” said DJ Savage. “It’s really kids having fun.”
Kaylee Timonet, 17, a straight-A student at Walker High School in Walker, La., had her scholarship revoked after appearing in a dance video posted online in which some friends were “inviting.” Not filtered with Kiran
Timonet was called to the school’s front office Tuesday morning and cried as principal Jason St. Pierre told her to watch the video, the distraught teenager told Unfiltered.
“They basically told me that I should be ashamed of myself and that they care about my afterlife if I don’t basically follow God’s ideals, which made me cry even more,” she said.
“I think my life is over.”
Kaylee isn’t one of the girls to bust out the raunchy dance moves, and called the video “innocent fun.” Not filtered with Kiran
After allegedly wearing his clothes in the meeting, St. Pierre also informed the star student that he was withdrawing his application for the scholarship, which is only awarded to two students each year.
“All I did was have some innocent fun. I feel ashamed,” said Timonet.
Her mother Rachel Timonet had her own meeting with the principal on Wednesday and was angry that she was not included in the initial meeting held with her young daughter.
The school community has rallied behind Timonet, selling T-shirts with slogans such as, “Let the Girl Dance” and “I stand with Kaylee Timonet,” which have also been plastered on social media in solidarity. Not filtered with Kiran
The mother took issue with the “unfair” sentence meted out to her teenage daughter.
“They had another person dancing in the video as well who was on the dance team and nothing happened. He said he was punished because he was the school’s ‘turban’.”
Rachel Timonet also took action St. Pierre for allegedly questioning his daughter about her religious beliefs.
“It’s a public school, not a private school. He has no right to discuss any kind of religion with my child,” the angry parent told Unfiltered.
The school community has rallied behind Timonet, selling T-shirts with slogans such as, “Let the Girl Dance” and “I stand with Kaylee Timonet,” which have also been plastered on social media in solidarity.
The DJ who played the party — and recorded and posted the video — said the dancing was harmless.WAFB
The outpouring of support, Timonet said, has been an important part of helping him overcome the embarrassing incident.
“The video is completely inappropriate. I was so afraid people would hate me afterwards, so to see people support me no matter what and to see my achievements still being noticed means the world,” she said.
Walker is a small town with a population of around 6,100 and is about 22 miles from Baton Rouge.
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