School Dances Gone Wrong

Recently, expectations at school dances have distributed to all high school members. They have also been read aloud on the announcements for the past couple of days. You would think that high school students didn’t need to be read basic rules for school functions. Apparently, they do. The rules read as the following:

 

1.     It is expected that all students will wear clothing appropriate for a school event.

2.    It is expected that clothing will be worn as intended at all times. Boys are expected to keep their shirts on. Girls are expected to keep their dresses and skirts at the intended length. Pulling skirts/dresses up is unacceptable.

3.    It is expected that all students will dance appropriately. Simulating sex acts, dancing with hands on the ground, etc. are inappropriate.

School staff and administration will enforce the expectations. Students who do not follow the expectations will be asked to leave the dance.

 

          To most of us, these rules seem pretty obvious. A lot of us are probably thinking Why do they need to tell students not to lift their dresses up? Good question. For some reason some students think that is okay to do these things.

          Most high school students grind when they are at dances. This would probably be considered as a “sex act.” I don’t know how the administration is going to stop students from grinding. I definitely would not want to be the person to tell every student to stop grinding. Especially because when they walk away, they will probably do it again. I honestly think that if students won’t be allowed to dance as they normally do, then they will probably just leave.

          What is appropriate? Students and teachers have a different standard for what is appropriate and what is not. On the announcements, they were saying how if you wouldn’t do it in front of your grandparents, then don’t do it here. But I don’t think that students will be analyzing what they would and wouldn’t do in front of their grandparents when they are trying to have fun at a dance with all of their friends.  

I get why the administration wants these rules to be enforced. But I honestly do not think that it will change much. Then again, what do I know? It’s just my opinion.
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