Britney's Invasion Of Privacy

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The students at Rocktown High are generally commendable, but a few weeds tend to sprout up in their perfectly kept garden from time to time. However, that’s not to say that these weeds don’t have the right to privacy. Students who cheat are still students, and all are given the same rights. When word gets to Principal Smith that a few pupils cheated on an exam, then begins a string of small invasions of privacy.

Britney’s texts are read because she is notorious for misconduct. Through her texts, Mrs. Smith finds Dave, and through him, everyone else who acted in this cheating is found, and expelled. It’s arguable (for Britney) that she just did this because she was worried about college. That’s why she let the principal read her texts, so

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