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Le'Veon Bell barred from attending prom after student won Twitter bet

Published Mar. 17, 2017 8:53 a.m. ET

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Brett Smiley

Earlier this week, a lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers fan living in Wisconsin bet Le'Veon Bell on Twitter that if she could secure enough retweets on her prom invitation, the 25-year-old running back would accompany her to her high school's dance.

https://twitter.com/avatarantino26/status/840668875066867713

https://twitter.com/L_Bell26/status/840676440353923072

https://twitter.com/L_Bell26/status/840739241889943553

Unfortunately for Ava Tarantino and her Waukesha West High classmates hoping to dance with the star and/or thank him for his fantasy football contributions, it's a no-go. The school district won't allow Bell to attend, citing his age and prior legal troubles. It issued a statement saying district policy bars dance guests who have been involved with drugs, alcohol or violent criminal incidents.

"You can Google Mr. Bell," spokeswoman Terry Schuster said, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, apparently referencing Bell's arrest in August 2014 for DUI and marijuana possession. The school also bars anyone over age 19 from attending. 

"We have to be equitable in the way we treat our students," she said. "We don't even know if this is a real commitment."

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