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In reply to the discussion: High School’s Bold Decision to Outlaw School Dances [View all]LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Do you have children?
Would you take them to a club and let them watch two adults dance on the dance floor where they were grinding in a sexual manner that might look like they were simulating sex?
Is that something okay for kids to watch?
I'm not a prude here. If indeed the kids are dancing in a way as mention in the article that was 'sexual in nature' which to me isn't something out of 'Footloose' but more like out of the club scene at 'Basic Instinct'. AND if the administration has tried to get the kids doing it to stop but they insist on still doing it I think the school has a right to step in as long as they provide the children an option of how they can resume the dances. And they did - they have offered an open forum where they can talk about the issue and find a solution so dances can be held again.
And they also said this was for school functions only. The Prom was not cancelled, off-site dances are not cancelled. I think fair solutions were offered in the article and to me it sounds like a few students were acting out of control, not stopping their bad behavior when asked and the school is trying to find a way to make all happy.
It may work or for all I know I may be on the wrong end of the argument.
All I know is I'm glad I'm not a kid today - personally the music they listen to sucks!