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meatball77

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  1. It's pretty typical for there to be strict no-fraternization rules when a school has underage teens as well as those who are college age. From what I understand there is a very strict no fraternization rule between the HS students at UNCSA and the college students in the dance program. They are expected to maintain a strict separation when they are not in class or rehearsals together. If SAB/NYCB doesn't have a policy that prevents socializing between the school and the company that was a problem waiting to happen. Evenmoreso if the fraternization wasn't between the school and the apprentices but was allowed between the teens at SAB and principals who were 5-10 years older than the students.
  2. When does one become old enough to know better if not at 28 or 38? Does one know better at 45? How about 75? Do not treat your co-workers like sexual objects is a skill that one is generally expected to understand in your teens.
  3. What would be an appropriate punishment? They should have been fired and the reason should have been listed as sexual misconduct. The company needs to do an investigation of all involved and clean house. Firing everyone who was involved and either firing or suspending everyone who knew that email chain existed and didn't report it to management. Even if this means they need to bring in some dancers from other companies to fill out their ranks because of the damage that has been done. This is not just about what happened to Alexandra (although that is all that is addressed in the lawsuit) when it comes to their employment. It is what these men did to multiple women in the company. That they responded to photos being taken and shared of female dancers by dancers in a leadership position changing with a suspension? Allowing them to come back to work six months later and placing them in a leadership role over those that they abused in the first place? It's not clear if NYCB is financially liable for what happened to Alexandra. However, if one of the other women that she spoke of was to join the suit that liability would be clear. I don't know if any of them would be willing to risk their career with NYCB in order to do that. ABT was willing to do the right thing when it came to one of their principals and it's assumed that situation was much less serious than this one. At the least, he was not accused of harassing his co-workers.
  4. People have talked about how this didn't happen at work so NYCB somehow shouldn't be involved because the dancers were on their own time. This could be thought of as true if these were women not involved with NYCB. However, the women these men were sharing photos of were their current and former co-workers and knowing that NYCB's response was just to suspend the two principals for a year. Imagine if you worked there and one of your co-workers had been making horrific comments about you sexually and sharing photos of your co-workers and possibly you and the companies response was to give them a year's suspension and then in a year all is forgiven and you are to allow these men to partner you, to be very close physically, touching you and somehow trust that they are just working professionally. The victim had every right to ask NYCB for money (and probably the firing of the three main perpetrators). I'm sure she has had medical bills and therapy. It's not like she asked for several million for hush money.
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