Pep Rally Hooligans –
Skip the Cupcakes!

Soccer hooligans may be violent, but dance team members – and cheerleader moms – can be downright mean.

As part of the traditional gift-exchange between dance and cheerleader teams from Chapin and Andress high schools in El Paso, Texas, Chapin’s Sapphire Dance Team members prepared brownies and cupcakes for their rivals last month.

The treats were confiscated, however, when officials received a tip that the desserts had been laced with laxatives and possibly rat poison, Clorox bleach, and other household products.

Three dance members have been suspended and criminal charges may follow once the food is analyzed.

The mother of an Indian Creek High School cheerleader in Wintersville, Ohio, was arrested last month for sending nude pictures of a 17-year-old cheerleader rival of her daughter to the school’s teachers and staff.

Linda Tate, 46, claimed she was upset that the pictures of the girl had been on the Internet for over a year and “no one has done anything about it.” Tate faces 2 to 8 years in prison.
[statejournal.com, 10/28/08; elpasotimes.com, 11/10/08]