Hmmm, a wanna be teacher put's 'drunken pirate' pics of herself on the internet and the school deems that behaviour inappropriate enough to deny her a teaching certificate.

Guess I don't see a problem with a university determining who should/not be granted a diploma. If they view this as a lack of good judgement on her part (and I agree this was bad judgement), then I think they should be fully able to deny her a teaching degree (I don't agree with the decision but do beleive they should be able to make it).

I do believe there is a problem for a teacher, politician or cop etc... to 'seem' to promote underage or binge drinking by posting pics of themseleves on the net. Professions like this do have a higher standard IMO, and she made a stupid move by posting it. I'm not sure what 'penalty' is fair assuming this is the first/only time something like this has come up for her, but I do believe the university is well within it's rights to decide who does and does not get a diploma.