Ohio Christian School Tells Student To Skip Prom

[cmotherofpirl]

When my baptist aunt came to her son's catholic wedding reception, she brought two baptist ministers for protection. I felt sorry for them, they were so uncomfrotable being there. I guess there was some progress on that front, because she didn't bring any to mine.

[Dave]

On the one hand, the school has the right to forbid dancing, as others in this thread have pointed out, and students who attend said school must abide by school rules.

On the other hand, the principal at said school signed the form in question that the other school required. If he didn't want the student to attend the prom, why didn't he just refrain from signing it period? Telling the other school that the boy may attend their prom but then telling the boy he'll be in big trouble if he goes to the prom ... sounds like a rather schizophrenic approach if you ask me.

Edited May 8, 2009 by Dave

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Dave' post='1861851' date='May 8 2009, 07:22 PM']On the other hand, the principal at said school signed the form in question that the other school required. If he didn't want the student to attend the prom, why didn't he just refrain from signing it period? Telling the other school that the boy may attend their prom but then telling the boy he'll be in big trouble if he goes to the prom ... sounds like a rather schizophrenic approach if you ask me.[/quote]
Yes, that's what I was thinking. If the rules say no dancing, and the boy would be punished for doing so, the principal shouldn't have signed the form.

[StColette]

[quote name='Archaeology cat' post='1861865' date='May 8 2009, 02:43 PM']Yes, that's what I was thinking. If the rules say no dancing, and the boy would be punished for doing so, the principal shouldn't have signed the form.[/quote]

Yeah, it's not setting a good example for the students to sign a form allowing them to do something that the school says it's against.

[princessgianna]

Did I read correctly that the kid signed a paper stating that he would follow the school's rules?
And that that School had made their rules known ahead of time???

If so, the dude broke his agreement. I think the Baptists' belief to be silly but then again I would never sign that type of agreement!

jmho

[StColette]

[quote name='princessgianna' post='1861889' date='May 8 2009, 03:34 PM']Did I read correctly that the kid signed a paper stating that he would follow the school's rules?
And that that School had made their rules known ahead of time???

If so, the dude broke his agreement. I think the Baptists' belief to be silly but then again I would never sign that type of agreement!

jmho [/quote]

But it depends on what the contract says explicitly. Do those rules only apply at school or do they apply at home and at other public places. I mean what if he was caught dancing and listening to rock music at his own home. Would the school be giving him this same punishment? It must be known if the contract also included his private life away from the school.

[princessgianna]

So in other words-we really don't know what the original agreement states!

[scardella]

The simple thing would've been for the principal of the Christian school to not sign. End of discussion.

[StColette]

[quote name='scardella' post='1861943' date='May 8 2009, 04:18 PM']The simple thing would've been for the principal of the Christian school to not sign. End of discussion.[/quote]

[Brother Adam]

It is likely the contract stipulates the type of lifestyle students have to live. That is why I would not even consider a Baptist college when I was applying for schools. Many of them limit human freedom in immoral ways.

[Resurrexi]

I don't see why Baptists are opposed to dancing in general... the dancing at a lot of proms, though, can be more than a little revolting...

[Brother Adam]

They associate dancing with mating and see it as a type of foreplay reserved for a husband and wife only. That is why we were allowed to dance, alone, in the church after the wedding.

[homeschoolmom]

[quote name='Brother Adam' post='1861799' date='May 8 2009, 01:04 PM']As a former fundamentalist I find no fault in the schools position or actions. They did not hide the rules or deceive the student in their expectations. He signed an agreement with the school and the family will have to deal with the consequences if he attends the dance. We were not allowed to have dancing or any alcohol at our wedding. Much of the dancing and music at our public schools prom was down right sexual and I would not want my kids going either.[/quote]
iawtc. There is a fundamentalist school (k-12) here and it does expect you to behave in a certain way (moms have to have skirts on if they go into the building) in and out of school. Movies, music etc. everything. I think military schools have similar codes of conduct. The family in this story knew the rules. They agreed to abide by them until they decided that they didn't want to.


[quote name='CatherineM' post='1861802' date='May 8 2009, 01:14 PM']My mom's Baptist pastor showed up at her public high school prom in 1938 and started taking names. She said she never stepped foot in a Baptist church again after that except for funerals. Back then, I guess it was the Jitterbug.[/quote]
Something similar happened to my grandma. A minister accused her of attending the youth group or Sunday school or something just to see the boys. She never, ever went back. I think that one comment was all she ever said about church.

[quote name='Brother Adam' post='1862046' date='May 8 2009, 06:17 PM']They associate dancing with mating and see it as a type of foreplay reserved for a husband and wife only. That is why we were allowed to dance, alone, in the church after the wedding.[/quote]So, you're telling us that your Baptist church allowed you to participate in what they consider "foreplay" in the church?