Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal

Fab Five The Texas Cheerleader Scandal is a madeforTV drama film produced by Lifetime Television. It stars Jenna Dewan, Ashley Benson, and Tatum ONeal, and was directed by Tom McLoughlin. The film premiered on August2, 2008. It is based on reallife events that occurred at McKinney North High School in McKinney, Texas, in 2006 five teenage cheerleaders became notorious for truancies, violations of the school dress code, and general disrespect to the school community.

Five high school cheerleaders dubbed the Fab FiveBrooke Tibet Ashley Benson, Jeri Blackburn Jessica Heap, Lisa Toledo Aimee Spring Fortier, Ashley Stephanie Honor and Tabitha Doering Ashlynn Rossrun amok. Teachers, parents, and administrators fail to punish them for their unruly behavior, which includes repeatedly getting their coaches fired after disagreements. These girls disregard school rules, drink alcohol, bully other students and post suggestive picture on the internet. After a new cheerleading coach Emma Carr Jenna Dewan arrives, the girls initially rebel against her but later become cooperative. The Fab Five perform well at a pep rally, but after one of the girls is kissed by Jerris boyfriend, the other girls eject her from the group, which becomes known as the Fab Four. Carr tries to discipline the girls which results in a change in attitude. The girls start bullying other pupils, including their fellow teammates, and are suspended from the team. The Fab Four get drunk and are caught trying to leave the campus by a guard and the principal, who find the empty liquor bottles.The girls tell the schools superintendant they were tired after a test and wanted to sleep. The security guard then tells Carr about the incident, and she confronts the principal and superintendent, who give excuses for not punishing the girls. Carr insists the principal punishes them, so the principal threatens to dissolve the team. Defiant, Carr punishes the whole squad by continually canceling practices. The Fab Four are punished and Jerri is ejected from the squad. At next practice session, Carr hands each of the girls an eraser for a fresh start, but only Tabitha accepts. As revenge for ejection Jerri, the girls show the superintendent a picture of Carr hugging another teacher at the school, and says the two have been having an affair. At the disciple meeting for Jerri, Carr is repeatedly accused of flirting and not formally punishing the girls. ........

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