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Sometimes the institutions that are supposed to hold us up and teach us how to live our lives as decent human beings just fail us completely, doing something so revolting it challenges your very faith in humanity. Such is the case with the administrators at Texas’ Silsbee High School, who decided to throw one of their cheerleaders off the team when she refused to cheer directly for the boy who raped her. When the case was taken to the appeals court, it was dismissed, and her family is now required to pay $45,000 to cover the school’s legal fees. Hearing of the case, illustrator Jason Ho is drawing custom sketches for $20 each and donating all proceeds to the girl’s legal case. Click through for the full story, as well as more info on how you can help.