Prom Cancelled

[Homerboy]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/16/prom.canceled.ap/index.html

 

[Leper Messiah]

their parents will just charter a hall. Don't worry. Little johnny is still going to get laid...

 

[Homerboy]

Oh Im sure little Johnny will. I commend the school for saying a big "FU" to the kids and parents.

 

[NuclearNed]

Its a private school, and thus its their right to do as they please.

 

[Anubis]

i agree with what was done by the school

 

[gigapet]

I said it before and I'll say it again. we should tie a bunch of tugboats to long island and drag it out to sea and make it its own country.

 

[ultimatebob]

It sounds like the parents of those kids have more money than God anyway. They can afford to host their own damn prom.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: gigapet


I said it before and I'll say it again. we should tie a bunch of tugboats to long island and drag it out to sea and make it its own country.

screw making it an island, we should drag it out there and then scuttle it

 

[J Heartless Slick]

What is wrong about having money and using it to have the best prom experience possible?

It would have been great if my parents were wealthy enough to have allowed me to show my date and friends the kind of parties described in the article. IMO, the principal has issues, jealousy? about the well to do.

 

[SagaLore]

I'm beginning to think that Proms and School Dances are not beneficial to students.

When I was in high school, a few dances were fun, a few I was hurt, but all of them were just a distraction.

 

[Anubis]

"This is my fourth child to go through Kellenberg and I don't think they have a right to judge what goes on after the prom," he said. "They put everybody in the category of drinkers and drug addicts. I don't believe that's the right thing to do."

and im sure itll be your 4th child that gets wasted and does a few drigs at the prom as well

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: gigapet


I said it before and I'll say it again. we should tie a bunch of tugboats to long island and drag it out to sea and make it its own country.

screw making it an island, we should drag it out there and then scuttle it

Either one....I just want a legitamate beach in CT

and I think I'd be happy if I never heard anyone say Lowwng Eyelind again.

 

[sswingle]

Kids will get drunk and have sex, prom or no prom.

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Oh no, the rich little brats born with the silver spoons in their mouths from the Hamptons aren't going to get their prom. Good job Hoagland!

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: J Heartless Slick
What is wrong about having money and using it to have the best prom experience possible?

It would have been great if my parents were wealthy enough to have allowed me to show my date and friends the kind of parties described in the article. IMO, the principal has issues, jealousy? about the well to do.

He has....*cough* Morals *cough* and feels responsible for the children.

 

[halik]

can't say i feel bad for spoiled rich kids...

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: gigapet


I said it before and I'll say it again. we should tie a bunch of tugboats to long island and drag it out to sea and make it its own country.

screw making it an island, we should drag it out there and then scuttle it

Either one....I just want a legitamate beach in CT

and I think I'd be happy if I never heard anyone say Lowwng Eyelind again.

Just go to rhode Island

 

[DrPizza]

Good move by the school. However, I'm somewhat curious about the claim of students in "liquor filled limos" -
If any student showed up at a dance at this high school (where I am a teacher) with alcohol on their breath, or acted in any manner which justifies a reasonable amount of suspicion by the faculty who are chaperoning the dance, that student will not be admitted. We don't allow students to leave a dance, even to go to their car for a minute and return. And, we don't allow students to enter the dance after a certain set time (i.e. 1 1/2 hours late - don't bother), plus we phone parents, particularly during the prom, to let them know that their son or daughter is not in attendance (tickets are advance sale only)

Perhaps it's because our school feels that the extra efforts are worth it to fulfill our obligations to provide as safe an environment as possible for students. For *any* dance, if a student is bringing a date who does not attend this school, they need to provide, in advance, to our office the name of their date as well as contact information (what school they are from.) Our administration actually goes to the trouble of checking up on the character of these dates. Since I've been a teacher here, we have never had a problem at a dance, except for the typical boyfriend/girlfriend breaking up dramas. Oh, and one unsafe backing in the parking lot (struck another car, no damage.)

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Good move by the school. However, I'm somewhat curious about the claim of students in "liquor filled limos" -
If any student showed up at a dance at this high school (where I am a teacher) with alcohol on their breath, or act in any manner which justifies a reasonable amount of suspicion by the faculty who are chaperoning the dance, that student will not be admitted. We don't allow students to leave a dance, even to go to their car for a minute and return. And, we don't allow students to enter the dance after a certain set time (i.e. 1 1/2 hours late - don't bother), plus we phone parents, particularly during the prom, to let them know that their son or daughter is not in attendance (tickets are advance sale only)

Perhaps it's because our school feels that the extra efforts are worth it to fulfill our obligations to provide as safe an environment as possible for students. For *any* dance, if a student is bringing a date who does not attend this school, they need to provide, in advance, to our office the name of their date as well as contact information (what school they are from.) Our administration actually goes to the trouble of checking up on the character of these dates. Since I've been a teacher here, we have never had a problem at a dance, except for the typical boyfriend/girlfriend breaking up dramas. Oh, and one unsafe backing in the parking lot (struck another car, no damage.)

Its after the dance that all the action goes down.

 

[rh71]

haha this from a Roman Catholic school...

Anyway... this kid has it right:

Chris Laine, a senior from Rockville Centre, said the cancellation was "unfortunate, but you can't really argue with the facts they present. ... It's just what it's evolved into. It's not what it was 20, 30 or 40 years ago. It's turned into something it wasn't originally intended to be."

This sounds more like a senior trip / cut day thing than a proposed prom.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Leper Messiah

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Good move by the school. However, I'm somewhat curious about the claim of students in "liquor filled limos" -
If any student showed up at a dance at this high school (where I am a teacher) with alcohol on their breath, or act in any manner which justifies a reasonable amount of suspicion by the faculty who are chaperoning the dance, that student will not be admitted. We don't allow students to leave a dance, even to go to their car for a minute and return. And, we don't allow students to enter the dance after a certain set time (i.e. 1 1/2 hours late - don't bother), plus we phone parents, particularly during the prom, to let them know that their son or daughter is not in attendance (tickets are advance sale only)

Perhaps it's because our school feels that the extra efforts are worth it to fulfill our obligations to provide as safe an environment as possible for students. For *any* dance, if a student is bringing a date who does not attend this school, they need to provide, in advance, to our office the name of their date as well as contact information (what school they are from.) Our administration actually goes to the trouble of checking up on the character of these dates. Since I've been a teacher here, we have never had a problem at a dance, except for the typical boyfriend/girlfriend breaking up dramas. Oh, and one unsafe backing in the parking lot (struck another car, no damage.)

Its after the dance that all the action goes down.

IDK where you went to school but everyone at my school drank before during adn after the prom

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Leper Messiah

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Good move by the school. However, I'm somewhat curious about the claim of students in "liquor filled limos" -
If any student showed up at a dance at this high school (where I am a teacher) with alcohol on their breath, or act in any manner which justifies a reasonable amount of suspicion by the faculty who are chaperoning the dance, that student will not be admitted. We don't allow students to leave a dance, even to go to their car for a minute and return. And, we don't allow students to enter the dance after a certain set time (i.e. 1 1/2 hours late - don't bother), plus we phone parents, particularly during the prom, to let them know that their son or daughter is not in attendance (tickets are advance sale only)

Perhaps it's because our school feels that the extra efforts are worth it to fulfill our obligations to provide as safe an environment as possible for students. For *any* dance, if a student is bringing a date who does not attend this school, they need to provide, in advance, to our office the name of their date as well as contact information (what school they are from.) Our administration actually goes to the trouble of checking up on the character of these dates. Since I've been a teacher here, we have never had a problem at a dance, except for the typical boyfriend/girlfriend breaking up dramas. Oh, and one unsafe backing in the parking lot (struck another car, no damage.)

Its after the dance that all the action goes down.

And, since after the dance parties are one of the biggest problems (every year there are horror stories about students getting killed in DWI accidents following post-prom partying), why don't more schools sponsor after prom parties? Many, if not most, of the schools in this area have some sort of post-prom party planned for students. Many make it an all night affair, finishing with a breakfast for students. As far as I've noticed, most of these are very well attended by students (and the students put forth a lot of effort in planning these to be as fun as possible.) This saves MANY students from unbelievable amounts of peer pressure to do things that they don't want to do.

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Leper Messiah

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Good move by the school. However, I'm somewhat curious about the claim of students in "liquor filled limos" -
If any student showed up at a dance at this high school (where I am a teacher) with alcohol on their breath, or act in any manner which justifies a reasonable amount of suspicion by the faculty who are chaperoning the dance, that student will not be admitted. We don't allow students to leave a dance, even to go to their car for a minute and return. And, we don't allow students to enter the dance after a certain set time (i.e. 1 1/2 hours late - don't bother), plus we phone parents, particularly during the prom, to let them know that their son or daughter is not in attendance (tickets are advance sale only)

Perhaps it's because our school feels that the extra efforts are worth it to fulfill our obligations to provide as safe an environment as possible for students. For *any* dance, if a student is bringing a date who does not attend this school, they need to provide, in advance, to our office the name of their date as well as contact information (what school they are from.) Our administration actually goes to the trouble of checking up on the character of these dates. Since I've been a teacher here, we have never had a problem at a dance, except for the typical boyfriend/girlfriend breaking up dramas. Oh, and one unsafe backing in the parking lot (struck another car, no damage.)

Its after the dance that all the action goes down.

IDK where you went to school but everyone at my school drank before during adn after the prom

Nobody at my school except the douchebags and nerds went to our prom 'cause it sucked. We just used it as another excuse to get blizted (like you need one on saturday night) Then again, we were alt. ed...

 

[Kelemvor]

Should have just had everyone take a breath-a-lizer when they enter and arrest those that fail for being drunk underage.

 

[salt9876]

You deny the kids prom and you know whats gonna happen. They're
gonna sneak behind the administration's back and have their own prom.