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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Millersville University was correct to deny a former student a teaching degree in May 2006. Stacy L. Snyder, a former student teacher at Conestoga Valley High School, filed suit against Millersville University and five of its employees after the school declined to award her a teaching certificate and a degree in education. Reports at the time suggested the decision was based primarily on a photo Snyder had posted on her MySpace page. However, Judge Paul S. Diamond's opinion dismissing Snyder's suit indicated the photo played little role, if any, in her fate. The...

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - A 27-year-old Millersville University graduate filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the college for denying her an education degree and teaching certificate after a controversial Internet photograph surfaced last year shortly before graduation. The picture shows Stacy Snyder of Strasburg wearing a pirate hat while drinking from a plastic "Mr. Goodbar" cup. The photograph taken during a 2005 Halloween party was posted on Snyder's MySpace Web page with the caption "Drunken Pirate." "The day before graduation, the college confronted me about the picture," Snyder said Thursday. "I was told I wouldn't be receiving my education degree or...