The State - News from Feb. 20, 1989

Condoms at a pep rally scavenger hunt resulted in the suspension of eight members of the Sutter High School cheerleading squad in Marysville. The cheerleaders organized a scavenger hunt at a rally last week and used a list that included the item “protection.� Two male students provided the condoms and turned them in with the other items. “We just don’t think it’s appropriate that they should be displayed in public in our campus,� said Vice Principal Douglas Andreasen. “We feel it’s a personal item that should be kept personal.� The mothers of three of the cheerleaders tried to talk to school officials Thursday, but were told to make an appointment for a later date. Andreasen said the male students who provided the condoms were not punished.