Officials confirmed Friday that eight McIntosh football cheerleaders were suspended this week for being intoxicated with alcohol while at last week’s varsity football game.

The cheerleaders received a 10-day out of school suspension, said schools spokesperson Melinda Berry-Dreisbach. Because it is their first offense that suspension can be reduced to seven days if they choose to participate in an alcohol and drug intervention program, she added

Also, they will be suspended from participating in 25 percent of their remaining season, Dreisbach said. That suspension is also called for in the system’s student code of conduct, Dreisbach explained.

It was fortunate that the cheerleaders’ impairment didn’t lead to injuries while they and their teammates were performing stunts during the game, Dreisbach said.