In this Sept. 27, 2012 photo, Whitney Kropp plays with her dog, Lucy, at her home in West Branch, Mich. The same Michigan school district where a 16-year-old girl was named this month to a high school homecoming court as part of an apparent prank settled a 2009 bullying claim involving another student. (AP Photo/Detroit News, John M. Galloway) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT