Kansas Catholic schoolgirls boast of Swastika beer pong
Reports of teenagers playing a beer pong game with a “Jews vs. Nazis” theme have circulated throughout the country.
By KATY BERGEN/KANSAS CITY STARUpdated: JANUARY 2, 2018 10:10This photo of a swastika made up beer pong cups has been altered to not reveal the St. Teresa’s Academy girls involved.(photo credit: KANSAS CITY STAR/TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)
Furious alumnae of an all-girls Catholic high school in Kansas City bombarded their alma mater this week calling for more severe punishment for a group of girls who played beer pong with cups in the shape of a swastika.But the president of St. Teresa’s Academy said Friday that expulsion for the students involved was the “wrong solution.”“Many of you have questioned the consequences and called for expulsion of the students involved,” president Nan Bone wrote in a message posted to the school’s Facebook page.“While we respect your opinion, expulsion is the wrong solution in this situation. We live the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Our students are taught to care for the dear neighbor, ‘neighbor to neighbor, without distinction.’ That teaching guides us in every decision we make.”More than a dozen alumnae, parents and current students have contacted The Star to express outrage over the school’s handling of the incident.Citing privacy reasons, St. Teresa’s Academy did not say how it disciplined the group of students. It did say the school had conducted an internal investigation and concluded students had been drinking underage.Sources told The Star that the students received an in-school suspension, called a reflection day. Some have suggested that students briefly had to skip athletic or extra-curricular events but played in major sports games and will attend an upcoming school dance.In the images, which were posted on the social media application Snapchat, a group of girls gather around a ping-pong table, smiling and pouring beer into Solo Cups.The cups are arranged in the shape of a swastika.“Girls night,” reads one caption.
