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I subscribe to posts at Blisstree, and this post caught my eye in a big way.

Apparently, a senior at a Christian school is being suspended for attending his girlfriend’s prom because her prom violated the school’s policies of “hand holding, rock music and dancing” (Source).

On the one hand, the student and his parents should have known about the school’s policy, and they were warned appropriately beforehand. As a private school, they can instate whatever policies they want.

However, these rules are blatantly unfair and show that this high school is definitely overstepping its bounds by trying to control the life of a student beyond the classroom.

It is not the school’s business what the students do on their free time. Even if it is a Christian school trying to adhere to Christian values, that still overdraws the line on what it can expect of its students. Students should not have to dictate their personal life outside of school around rules set by their school, especially when those rules are unrealistic to begin with.

The stereotypes it shows are also exceptionally blatant. Holding hands is barely, if at all, sexual in nature. Rock music is not “bad” in any way (as a metal fan, this one really irked me) — yes, there are some bands out there that have more negative messages, but many don’t. And dancing? Dancing has been an activity for thousands of years.

What are your opinions about this?