Forced Dating?
Posted By Jacque on May 15, 2008
Allowing your daughter to go to the Junior Prom just hit a new level. What if you don’t want your daughter to have a date for prom? Should the principal be able to mandate that your child go to prom with a date?
Apparently, a Staten Island principal thinks she has the right to do just that, when NYC Principal Bans Going Stag To The Prom for juniors at St. Peter’s Girls High School. The girls have one week to find a boy to take to prom, or they’re not allowed to go.
This is upsetting on so many levels. One is because school interim principal Florence Bricker refuses to discuss the decision. The rule was made, no discussion. Another is because the girls have been instructed not to talk about it with the media. They can’t even discuss how they feel about it.
The parents interviewed on the video think it is not the principal’s choice. So do I. What do you think? Additionally, the mandate is only for Juniors, but not for Seniors. Besides the fact that it should be the parents’ instruction, what about the girls themselves? One mother on the video said, “I don’t think it’s right because what if they don’t have a boyfriend?” “They got to be forced to go bring somebody off the street, or a cousin? That’s embarrassing … or your brother?”.
Forced dating is not a good idea at all. I find it ironic that this is a Catholic all-girls school, where parents obviously want the girls in an environment where it is not mandated mixed company. I know “having a date for prom” is a big deal, but I do not understand the motivation. Why put all this pressure on these girls? And why for the younger ones, but not the older ones? One article speculated that it may be to boost the appearance of the attendance numbers.
What would you do if it were your daughter? What if it were a get-together at your church? What would you do? Would you keep your child from participating on principle or do you think it is no biggie?
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