Alabama high school student takes selfie with cadaver and posts it to Instagram

UPI ^ | 02/05/2014 | Evan Bleier

[Responsibility2nd]

Student took the photo during a school field trip to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s biology department.

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- If they want to discipline her, administrators have this student dead to rights… An Alabama high school senior could be suspended after she posted an Instagram selfie with a cadaver while on a school field trip to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s biology department.

The student, who attends Clements High School in Limestone County, used her cellphone to take a photo of herself with a dead body that had been donated to the school. According to WHNT News 19, sheets are not supposed to be removed from donated bodies and cellphones were prohibited during the tour.

[forgotten man]

For many years I had a note attached to my drivers license authorizing the donation of my body for any parts as needed. Then I started hearing stories like this. I read a news story about dental students taking frozen human heads home so that the heads could be used to get laughs at parties. I am not donating my body now.

[Bizhvywt]

“I read a news story about dental students taking frozen human heads home so that the heads could be used to get laughs at parties. I am not donating my body now.”

Some people just aren’t fun at parties.

[TurboZamboni]

She’ll run for Congress as a rat in NYC.

[OrangeHoof]

“I met this really cool guy during my trip to college. Just thought I’d make you jealous. ;-P “

[warsaw44]

Agree with you both 100%.

But seems like life means nothing these days to the younger set.

[ken in texas]

Perhaps I was raised differently.. we were taught to show respect for the dead.

Another fuddy duddy here. A work acquaintance once told us that while growing up he and his buddies used to knock over the headstones at cemetaries for fun. He seemed shocked when I told him my opinion of that activity.

[puppypusher]

This girl should be thrown out of that program since she has No respect for the gift that the person she took the photo with made.She’s very disrespectful.

[JimRed]

For many years I had a note attached to my drivers license authorizing the donation of my body for any parts as needed.

I am still an organ donor; they may take any reusable body parts. But I don't think that includes use as a medical cadaver; Mrs. JimRed or the boys will have to make that choice!