Teen Suspended Over Revealing Prom Dress

[ASTalumna06]

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/articl...dress/19425583

What got my attention was this:

Of the 352 Oxford High students who attended the prom, officials said 18 violated the dress code. All but DeRamus chose paddling as punishment, with DeRamus opting for a three-day suspension.

Is this an accepted punishment in schools across the country? How has no one complained?

And why, if you're willing to get smacked a few times, is it then ok to wear revealing clothing to school, when it's clearly against policy?

[TPA85]

I am surprised by the paddling, also! I didn't know ANY schools still did that.

I can't really say I feel bad for the girl, though...I mean, if they were ACTUALLY notified 3 times about the dress code and she chose to violate it, then she chose to accept the consequences.

I would really like to see the non-violators dresses because I just can't picture any prom attire that is appropriate in this particular school district's standards, except something like these: http://www.latterdaybride.com/modest-prom-dresses.php (which aren't bad, but I can't imagine 334 of the 352 students going for that).


And my final thought: "What cleavage?" REALLY?? You don't see it???

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/articl...dress/19425583

What got my attention was this:



Is this an accepted punishment in schools across the country? How has no one complained?

And why, if you're willing to get smacked a few times, is it then ok to wear revealing clothing to school, when it's clearly against policy?

Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but there are states who leave the option to use paddling up the individual school.

I believe that parents at schools who DO paddle have to sign a form in order to "opt out" of padding for their child.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

she looks a fool. i like the color though.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by TPA85

I am surprised by the paddling, also! I didn't know ANY schools still did that.

I can't really say I feel bad for the girl, though...I mean, if they were ACTUALLY notified 3 times about the dress code and she chose to violate it, then she chose to accept the consequences.

And my final thought: "What cleavage?" REALLY?? You don't see it???

Ditto on all 3 counts, ESPECIALLY that last.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/articl...dress/19425583

What got my attention was this:



Is this an accepted punishment in schools across the country? How has no one complained?

And why, if you're willing to get smacked a few times, is it then ok to wear revealing clothing to school, when it's clearly against policy?

I'm sorry but the idea of young women bending over to be paddled in "revealing" prom dresses sounds like the beginning of a bad porno to me. Yes, these girls need to be protected, from their pervy school officials who want to paddle them in prom dresses.

[DaemonSeid]

Umm...really...you don't see how you look in that prom dress?

Both you and your mama should be paddled!!!

You're never too old to have some sense knocked into you.


But this right here...

"I was so excited because it was my senior prom and I'd never been to a senior prom," DeRamus told Alabama's WBRC-TV.

Uhh...how many you think you're supposed to go to?

[twinkle555]

Paddling? Really? Uhhh eff that I would have chose the suspension too lol!

That dress had the potential to be really nice but it is waaay too short..I think it actually makes her look prego, not a look you wanna go for for prom.

[bostongreek]

Honestly, even though it is really ugly, I don't think that dress is that scandalously revealing and the punishment (neither punishment, actually) definitely does not fit the crime. At worst, they should have been asked to leave or just to change.

That dress is downright convent-worthy compared to a lot of prom dresses out there.

[AOII Angel]

She was warned. She ignored the warning. She was punished as indicated in said warning. How is this news?

[Alumiyum]

It's an ugly dress, and it seems like both she and her parents could've respected the dress code. It's just not that hard. I mean I've had prom/formal dresses that didn't meet those standards, sure, but I've had some that did, too. And I'm not a fashionista, but I'm picky about formal dresses. They always looked expensive even though they weren't and were still "in" even if they weren't revealing.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I'm sorry but the idea of young women bending over to be paddled in "revealing" prom dresses sounds like the beginning of a bad porno to me. Yes, these girls need to be protected, from their pervy school officials who want to paddle them in prom dresses.

They didn't get paddled AT the prom. They got paddled later.

And yes, this is an option at some schools and parents have to specify if they don't want their children paddled. Sometimes people would rather have that and get it over with (especially if the person paddling is kind of a wuss) than have to deal with 3 days in school suspension.

D_S - at my school you could go to the prom all 3 years of HS if you wanted.

That dress could have been OK IF she bought the right size and IF it would have been the right style for her body type. She looks like a fairly tall girl and the dress is way too short for her. Lesson: DON'T BUY YOUR FREAKIN PROM DRESS ONLINE.

[Kappamd]

I was just commenting this past weekend at the mall about how skanky prom fashions have become. I thought it was interesting that 90% of the dresses were short (some of them nastily so). When I went to prom, you DID NOT wear a short dress.

Oh well, she knew the rules and ignored them. I'm sure it's a scenario that will play out a thousand times this prom season. This is not news.

[1stSoon2BePhD]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

But this right here...

"I was so excited because it was my senior prom and I'd never been to a senior prom," DeRamus told Alabama's WBRC-TV.

Uhh...how many you think you're supposed to go to?

THIS.

And I love her mom's hesitation: "It woulda' stayed in that ... store ... and I wouldn't have gotten it off the internet." It was CLEARLY a bad internet buy. I hope that if they would have seen the dress on her in a store, they wouldn't have purchased it.

ETA: The REAL reason why SHE was interviewed is because she didn't want to get paddled. You don't see the other 17 girls on CNN.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

D_S - at my school you could go to the prom all 3 years of HS if you wanted.

HS only lasted 3 years for the one you attended? Never heard of that!

IMO The dressly wasn't wildly inappropriate but it did violate their dress code and that's that. The girl is seeing what she wants to see. At my senior prom, my dress was floor-length and so was every dress I saw that night. It was our night to be formal and dress like grown-ups. I think maybe one girl wore a tea-length gown (I remember borrowing her flip flops) but that's it. As for cleavage, my mother made sure I was tasteful and elegant and COVERED.