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In reply to the discussion: High School’s Bold Decision to Outlaw School Dances [View all]LynneSin
(95,337 posts)I see the administration offering an open forum so options can be discussed to bring the dances back. I like that he is offering the children a chance to find a solution so the kids have a right to have their dances.
And the teachers were smart to say that this would only affect school held dances.
And in the end - bullying is simply something many of us are ASSUMING from the article. We've also assumed the kids were 'uncomfortable' with same-sex couples dancing, couples of different races, 2-inches between couples still too close, rape, sexual harassment and now bullying. But if you read the article (and not only have I read it but I search the article for those words and similar ones mentioned) no where were any of those things mentioned as the reason why the children were feeling uncomfortable.
The only thing we were told from the article was that the dances were of a sexual nature and for young children watching that I think is a legitimate complaint to say this is uncomfortable to watch especial if the kids who keep insisting on doing it have ignored requests to stop it. We don't know what the dancing it. The article showed 'Footloose' and mentioned 'Dirty Dancing' - and the dancing in those was harmless (Footloose) to a bit sexy (Dirty Dancing). But if you have kids out there dancing like something out of the club scene like 'Basic Instinct' then yeah there could be an issue.
In the end these are underage kids. For the kids who want to grind on the dance floor they could easily do it anywhere they like but I think at a school function it's pretty inappropriate. I mean consider it this way. If I, as a grown adult, walked into a High School dance with another grown adult and then proceeded to dance on the dance floor grinding my groin up and down in a manner like I was having sex on the dance floor and doing it in a room full of kids ages 13-18, I might find my future registered on a sex offenders list. So why would it be any more appropriate or acceptable or even lest uncomfortable for underage children to watch if the two people grinding were kids that happened to be under the age of 18?