jennifer tesch was shocked when they are daughter kennedy came home from practice and demonstrated her routine. tesch says when they went to the coach and general manager to express her concern, she got the runaround. eventually the managers of the detroit-area cheerleading squad reportedly removed the girl from the squad, adding that they are keeping the 20-year-old cheer. >> and the lyrics are, our backs ache, our skerts are too tight, we shack our booties from left to right. and at that point, i was just kind of in shock, and right away the next day i addressed it with the coach and the general manager of the wolverines. >> well, tesch says other cheerleading squads have offered to put kennedy on their team. and that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a detroit-area cheering squad's choice of cheers is too racy for 6-year-olds? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> good morning, everybody. two weeks into the young nfl season, the ravens are one of 16 teams with a 1-1 record. 15-10, they lose to the bengals on sunday. defensively, the ravens w

jennifer tesch says she was shocked when her daughter kennedy came home from practice and demonstrated her routine for her. she says some of the cheers that described shaking their booties were inappropriate for 6-year-olds. after bringing her objections to the coach and g.m. of the squad, jennifer says kennedy was concluded off the team. >> and that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. a thaw morning, we asked, do you think a detroit cheering squad's choice of cheers is too racy for 6-year-olds? >> sandy writes, actually, i think the cheer is inappropriate for any age. what concerns me more is that all of these so-called adults who voted to keep the cheer are responsible in some way in shaping the children of tomorrow. after the publicity this has generated, i would be shocked if parents would allow their children to continue being cheerleaders. >> bethany writes, having not seen or heard the particular cheer, it's hard to say. however, if this cheer has been part of the program for several years with no or few complaints, it seems like the best course is

jennifer tesch says she was shocked when her daughter kennedy came home from practice and demonstrated the routine. tesch says when they went to the coach and general manager to express her concern, she got the runaround. event we'll managers of the detroit-area cheerleading squad reportedly removed the girl from the squad, adding they were keeping the 20-year-old cheer. >> and the lyrics are, our backs ache, our skirts are too tight, we shake our booties from left to right. and at that point, i was just kind of in shock, and right away the next day i addressed it with the coach and the general manager of the wolverines. >> tesch says other cheerleading squads have offered to put kennedy on their team. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a detroit cheering squad's choice of cheers is too racy for 6-year-olds? you can email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 66 degrees on tv hill at 5:07. coming up -- a father's accused of killing his children. >> 33 miners in chile still trapped underground after six weeks. we'll have an update on rescue effort

jennifer tesch said her daughter came home singing these lyrics. our backs ache, our skirt are too tight, we shake our booties from left to right. both parents objectd. she said the team and the cheer leading association wouldn't budge. then voted her daughter off the squad. >> i don't even think that i could continue them removed us from the organization. it's i don't think i have anyway to fight that. and at this point i don't know if i would ever want go back any way. ultimately if they think it is to know remove a 6-year-old from the te, i wouldn't want my daughter in that organization anyway. >> the tesches say their daughter may look into gymnastics now that cheer leading is no longer an option. >>> some d.c.tudents most at risk for obesity got a step-up lesson in staying fit. children's hospital sponsored this event for a group of middle students from area of the city with higher rates of childhood obesity. the children were taught how to move in a different way that would be more fun and would help them stay fit. another event planned forex

. >> reporter: jennifer tesch, says the cheer her 6-year-old daughter kennedy was forced to say on herleading squad, was completely inappropriate for a 6-year-old. >> she thinks a little girl couldn't say some of the words. >> my back aches. our skirts are too tight. our booty shakes from left to right. i think it's inappropriate. i think it's saductive. i think it's outdated. >> reporter: tesch was so upset, she took her concerns to the local news. but her complaints backfired. and the members of the wolverine cheerleading league voted unanimously this week to keep the questionable cheer, but kick kennedy off the squad. >> i think i'll miss the cheers. >> it took every ounce not to cry with her because i had to be strong. >> reporter: tesch and her daughter's cheerleading coach even got into a heated argument on a local radio show. the coach had some harsh words. >> and i'm directly quoting this lunatic. she said i don't mind the booty shaking so much. but it's the back aching and the skirt being too tight that i don't understand. and i said to her one time, their back aches and their

but jennifer tesch could not believe it was coming from her little girl's mouth. >> it doesn't make any after 6-year-old to be saying those word is inappropriate. megyn: so mom complained and her daughter was booted from the team in response. she is not too happy, but can she stop it? let's ask our panel. panel, so this mother can't believe it. she makes a complaint, they hold a school meeting to discuss the complaint and the result is say good-bye to the cheer squad all together, little girl because mommy had the never to raise this issue. >> you nailed that cheer in the beginning. weren't you a cheerleader. megyn: yes, from the age of 10. >> it many terrible. if you have a human heart you can't not feel for this little girl. she is 6 years old. she wakes up, nothing that she has done. and the result of that -- look how cute she is. they have to choose between this cheer is maybe the cheer i have ever heard. it's not clever, and this girl. so they say, well, it's a balancing act. we can crush this little girl. we'll take the cheer. and the bootie shaking. what booties? they are 6 years

. >>> and joining us now from detroit, the mother who complained about the cheer, jennifer tesch, herne, and adorable kennedy is there, too. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> jennifer, let me ask you again. what specifically upsets you about that cheer? >> it's the three lines. our back aches. our skirts are too tight. our booty shakes from left to right. it's inappropriate. it's suggestive. it's outdated. it's stereotypical. i think it brings down the morale and the spirit of cheering anyways. all three lines, encompassing, just makes it inappropriate. >> and you were a cheerleader, too, at one point, right? >> i started in the wolverines organization. >> you have been around it. duane, did you have a problem with it, too? >> yeah. i didn't think it was appropriate for 6-year-olds to be saying the cheer. >> so, it's obvious you have a problem with it. you both do. so, why not have your daughter either not participate with that particular team? or not take part in that cheer? >> well, they wanted her to sit out. and i thought that was singling out a 6-year-old. all i wanted

and kennedy joins us along with her parents, jennifer and duane tesch. jennifer, so 6-year-old cheerleading, i think maybe your mental image of all this, it's going to be so sweet and cute. you heard the words to this cheer and your thought was what? >> i was just in shock, actually, because i've been around cheerleading all my life. i grew up as a cheerleader. i started in this organization. i've been a coach and have never heard this cheer. >> wow. >> and to hear this cheer out of my 6-year-old daughter's mouth, i was in shock. i really couldn't comprehend it. >> dwayne, it is so interesting as we ran in the taped piece the reaction of the other parents is we've always had this cheer and doesn't bother any of us. why should it bother you? do you feel -- how did that make you feel? >> i just thought it was inappropriate for a 6-year-old to be saying, really, i mean the words of -- the words from it were just inappropriate. >> right. right. jennifer. >> nothing more to say. >> jennifer, how has this been for kennedy? because so much about being a little

jennifer and wayne tesch are with us along with their daughter kennedy and their son aiden. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> jennifer, remind our audience again of the lyrics to this cheer that you found so offensive and the first time that you heard it. >> the first time i heard it was a few weeks ago after my daughter came home from practice and she told me one of the cheers and the lyrics are, our backs ache, our skirts are too tight, we shake our booties from left to right. at that point i was just kind of in shock and right away, the next day i addressed it with the coach and the general manager of the wolverines. >> what did they say to you? >> at that time the general manager was kind of like, well, we have been doing it they way for years. that's the way it was going to be. the coach said she really doesn't have any power, she would take it to the general manager, she would like me to address it with the general manager, but since she doesn't have any of the power, we'll see what they say. they came back the following day and at that time, she said, you