At a mother-daughter book group last night, I checked with my middle schooler and my friends' daughters: None of them had heard or seen any "list."

In the meantime, a friend sent me a link to a story that ran about the Millburn hazing in a publication in India! When will the media frenzy stop? My guess is that this story will continue to have "legs" until the town has put into effect a new policy and approach toward hazing.

UPDATE: Link to story in India.

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Previously, I wrote an appeal to local bloggers/media/residents to not fuel the media frenzy and spoke about how I'd hung up on producers from two tabloid, TV shows, seeking interviews.

Today, I see that the Patch blogger,  who was the first to publish the infamous "slut list," published a note, stating that she has not given other reporters the slut list. It was actually kind of a sad note: clearly, she has gotten grief from residents and local officials for having been the first to get that scoop.

Let me be clear: She is doing her job. Any local reporter covering this story would want to get their hands on that list. And I also think it is a good thing that parents and Board of Ed members in this town know exactly how graphic and degrading this list was--hopefully, it will quell the nonsensical thinking that this is just a "harmless" prank. In fact, I spoke to one Board member who clearly was shocked after reading the slut list and, as a result, is now determined to make change come.

However, I think all of the parents, students and public officials who are airing their grievances through unnamed interviews are accomplishing absolutely nothing except degrading the girls and further demeaning the community.

Now is the time for you to make your voices heard to the people who have the power to change the status quo --that can do some good.

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