MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court has ordered a Catholic girls’ school to allow five students to attend graduation ceremonies after they were barred because of photos on Facebook of them wearing bikinis.
Judge Wilfredo Navarro of central Cebu City issued a restraining order Thursday against St. Theresa’s College High School, calling its decision to ban the students from Friday’s ceremonies un-Christian and unlawful.
The mother of one girl petitioned the court on behalf of her daughter. Their lawyer said the ruling applied to all five girls.
School officials declined to comment but asked the court to reconsider.
The lawyer said one photo showed a girl holding a cigarette and a liquor bottle while others showed all five girls wearing bikinis at a beach party.
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