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An Ohio Teen is about to be suspended for doing nothing but going to Prom. Yes, you read that right, he went to prom and is getting suspended. He didn’t even do anything wrong at prom, but according to his school just dancing and attending an event where girls wore short dresses was a crime. Want to know what he did wrong?
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The boy’s name it Tyler Frost and he attends Heritage Christian, his girlfriend attends Findley High School and asked him to attend prom with her. Of course he said yes right? What boyfriend would tell his girlfriend he won’t take her to prom. Well according to all reports “Heritage” actually requires that the kids not attend any dances or events that have girls in short dresses. Ummmm, okay how do they monitor this? Are you telling me these girls that attend “Heritage” never wear short dresses or shorts? Do they watch these girls 24/7? I doubt it, just like I doubt they would’ve known about Tyler attending a dance except he confided in them to show respect.
The school actually forbids students that attend from: holding hands, rock music or dancing.
He has been informed that he will receive an incomplete for the remainder of school and be banned from attending graduation. What do you think, should he be banned?
Having sex and taking yourgirl freind to prom are totally different. they arules are that those thing are not allowed in school. Not outside of school. Just likein public school if you fight of the ground they have no right to suspend you. It is the laws problem. they have no legel stanting to do this and they have left themselves open to be sued.
Eliza:
I feel sorry for your kids. When you set boundaries that you clearly don’t mean to keep, it send a VERY confusing signal to your kids.
It is a Christian school. If they believe a behavior is sinful and ask you not to engage in it as part of a behavior covenant, that is clearly meant for your whole life, not just while you are inside the school. If the rule was that you wouldn’t have sex, would you assume that you were only to not have sex while in the school building? I think not.
I think that when you attend a private school that requires you to sign a behavior covenant or contract, you are bound to that contract while you are a student at that school. If you don’t like the rules, don’t go to that school. You are not entitled to sue the school over the consequences you receive as a result of not following the rules. The issue IS NOT whether the rule is right or wrong, but in the relativistic thinking that the rules should not apply to him or that he should not be punished for breaking a rule he clearly broke.
To be honest, while I know it was a rule it may be one of those things they didn’t realize would be a big issue. I mean no hand holding come on. While as a parent I tell my daughters they won’t date until they are 18 I really don’t mean it. I would’ve thought they meant at school, which I would agree with, not what they did after school in their parent’s care.
beagoodDad, i think that this whole zero tolerance policy should not of been in effect for this i believe that every crime deserves its own punishment my own kid is preparing for prom and she is so excited so i can only imagine the joy he felt when he got to go i could only imagine how disappointed my child would be if they were punished for something so dumb its an important moment in a childs life
Wanda, while I agree the rule and the punishment are both stupid, he was voluntarily attending a private school with their own private rules.
And where is Kevin Bacon when you need him to help pull this community back together.
You all are crazy. it was just a school dance he was not out commiting crimes seriously get over it. that school is acting like they are the U.S government where is the justice in the punishment fits the crime because there was none lets all scorn a kid for wanting to be a kid
He was threatened with suspension before going. Him and his parents chose to challenge it by letting him go to the prom. I wouldn’t say the parents were in the wrong for supporting their child. Perhaps they are in the wrong if they protest the the suspension when they know or knew the rule before hand. I would immediately request transcripts and transfer him to another school so he doesn’t have to repeat the grade.
He may have been suspended from his school but I’m sure he had a good time and it was worth it. The movie Footloose comes to mind…
It is a strict Private Baptist School. It seems to me that if you sign up to go to a private school that has certain expectations of it’s students and the students disobey the rules, then there will be consequences. The parents are in the wrong by not supporting the rules when they knew what they were.
While we may think the rule is dumb, and certainly there is no way of knowing who wears what when they are away from school, rules are rules. Many schools have rules and religious ones have rules that fit their beliefs. He broke the rules, knew what he was doing and went. He needs to pay the consequences. It was his choice.
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I don’t think that he should be banned, but I imagine that his family knew what the rules were before hand. If they had a problem with the school rules, then maybe he should have attended another school.
I love to dance and wear dresses. Bay and Greg just went to prom last weekend. Talk about short dresses……….
I hope that this boy is able to finish the school year in another program.