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Coca-Col Greenbriar High School

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Munib Jurri, Kushal Venkata Ram Kondreddy
Final Exam
Problem II
In 1998, Coca-Cola held a contest inviting high-school students to devise promotional ideas for the company. A prize of $500 would go to the school with the best PR ideas for the company. Greenbriar High in Evans, Georgia, was the winner. On “Coke Day,” students were to attend lectures from visiting company executives, wear Coke T-shirts to school, and pose for a group photograph, spelling out the word Coke with their bodies. Senior Mike Cameron decided to play a prank. Just as the photo was about to be taken, he removed his outer shirt to reveal a Pepsi T-shirt. He was suspended for being rude and disruptive. The principal explained: “We had the regional president of Coca-Cola here and people flew in from Atlanta to do us the honor of being resource speakers.”
In view of this information, analyze and justify your decision from a legal and ethical standpoint, using case law to affirm your decision by answering the following issues in question:

(a) Is there anything ethically troubling about this story?
Yes. Having to express your opinion and playing a joke shouldn’t get as far as suspending the student from the school. The student might have expressed it because he has a different viewpoint or just to …show more content…

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