In what has become a tradition, students at Issaquah High School in Issaquah, WA, have created a bracket-style competition that determines which female students are the "hottest,"according to the Huffington Post.
Referred to as "May Madness," because it's set up similarly to college basketball's March Madness, this competition has been going on at Issaquah High for five years now. Through online voting, boys make their selections for who they think are the best-looking girls in their class.
The Issaquah School District has not been pleased about what has become a yearly event, but they have been unable to track down the students responsible for the contest. They also note that this contest has been created outside of school, making it more difficult for them to do anything about.
But that doesn't make them happy about it.
"I think it’s certainly a form of harassment and bullying,” Issaquah School District spokeswoman Sara Niegowski told Fox's KCPQ. “I don’t think it’s set up to make people feel good and just from the start you’re basing things on looks, personality, popularity. That’s preying on people’s confidences when you’re already at a very vulnerable age.”
We want to know what you think. How would you react if the students in your town organized a "hotness" tournament where they voted on the best-looking girls in school? What would you think if your son was involved? What about if you had a daughter and knew this was taking place? Tell us in the comments section below.