Some parents thought it was part of growing up. Others said they just prayed their children would come home safe. Anyone who has seen the wild beach bikini beach parties filmed by MTV knows American youth are being lured to join the fun and then help make video tape to fill up MTV prime time which in turn attracts more students. MTV is making millions. The trips are booked on the Internet for 700 to 900 dollars for the week.
Students seem to have little trouble raising the money.
The second article revealed photographs of high school boys and girls sharing hotel rooms, being arrested for public sex by Mexican authorities, doing shots, and ripping off their bathing suits while dancing. There were numerous accounts of lewd behavior, promiscuity, public nudity, and drunkenness. Many of the students didn't have the sense not to give the Free Press their names and the names of their high schools. In the third article, the Detroit Free Press, a liberal Democratic Paper, called for public accountability by parents, schools, and government official, and travel agencies who are all contributing to the delinquency of minors. This was public service journalism at its best.