Huh? Alabama students must choose between being PADDLED or suspended for violating prom dress code

Oh get over yourselves Alabama. Are you seriously going to assault students because you think violations of the dress code is an assault on your exhaulted rules. ... Great lesson here, if someone offends you, hit 'em. ... really?

I do think that there should be a dress code for prom wear, but I think being a jr/sr and not being allowed to enter the prom because of how you are dressed is by far punishment enough. These are "kids" that are old enough to know better, and wether they be 16, 17, or 18, they are close enough to adult hood to know when something is too provocative or will go against the rules.

*set forth

Does nobody proofread these articles?

I was spanked in high school if i was late for school My parents spanked my brothers I turned out alright Those were the 40s times have changed but they should go to a catholic school & they would learn about dress code. We can't change th present but suspend them They should be educated instesd of dressing in inappropriate fashions. No wonder we have so much crime & rape amongst teansgers today.

the perverts that paddle the girls are getting their jollies on. they should be investigated to see if there is any of them are perverted. investiggate their back ground.

Our country has the biggest phobia of the human body. It's natural, that girl has large breasts! Next they're going to be asking them to bind their chests so it's not 'distracting'. Maybe if we stopped emphasising it these things wouldn't be as big of a deal. If you take something away or ban it people are going to want it more. I don't think all this censorship is working, considering teen pregnancy rates are just going up, no matter how much they sensor. The problem is the lack of sexual education and all the tip-toeing around the subject. We need to be open and honest with our children. If it wasn't a big deal to wear short dresses or show cleavage, teens wouldn't be more inclined to do it.

'Scuse me in advance. I am sure to torque off both sides.

A) Please. My co-workers show more than her dress did in the office. Six inches? Measured how? '60s style on a desk.... You are dealing with seniors. Some are already accepted in college, trade school and the military. What is the point?

B) Paddled or 3 days classes to catch up on when grades are critical? Sir, I would (and, back in the day DID) beg for the paddle. It hurt, but it was OVER! BTW, I never felt embarrassed or humiliated in those situations. I knew the risks, knew the possible outcomes and, frankly, bore them as another level of defiance.

Only adults can be this blindly misguided about behavior modification.

I dont think they should get paddled ike this i u agree dislike this if u disagree

Best punishment for showing up with a hoochie momma dress? Don't let them attend prom. (Unless of course they want to go home and change).

Ummm... paddling for high schoolers? Who will be giving these spankings? With the world full of creeps and perverts, they're going to have a bunch of sexual exploitation court cases. I can't believe 17 out of 18 of the students chose that punishment.

Thank you for wath you are doing !
1) the Kids will do better in School
2) they may nice School !
3) when they get out of school, they will get a good jobs

my 3-Sister was like that get away with anything they vwant !
My Mother has "Alzheimer"
and my 3 Sister kill my Mum
and they got away with it

Just don't allow them into the prom. They should nogt be suspended or paddled. Spanking sounds a bit perverted.

Last time I checked, corporal punishment was illegal in American schools. Those kids' parents should call the police!

and paddling? seriously? thats ridiculous its not the 40s anymore people.

yes they totally need to enforce a prom dress code about tightness of dresses cleavage shortness and how much of the back is showing along with height of the slits up the side of dresses and how much support there is I know that alot but these are all the problem with prom dresses today in my opinion

Well at least us back woods Bible thumping people can spell and who said we would want to be associated with the likes of you. You don't like the South.........stay in your own dirty little state.

Just goes to show ya. Only in the south. In any other region of this country the principal would have been fired on the spot...but not in the south. No wonder those of us who live in the normal regions of the US are ashamed to be even associated with this backward...Bible-Thumpin region of the country. Enough said.

honestly she looks like she has a large bust anyway. if that is the case any dress other than something with a turtle neck is going to show clevage. sometimes the rules dont take things like that into consideration. same with taller people. do you know how hard it is to find a formal dress that isnt a ballgown, but that goes beneath your knees. almost impossible!

It is usually a male with the paddle. I stayed in AL for a year in training, and my SD was in a high school there. The paddling isn't like the old days, and the one doing it was a freaky perv. Plus, it does absolutely nothing to deter kids. Most of them take the paddling so their parents don't find out they got in trouble. What's crazy is I asked a cop and if I did the exact same thing to my kid, he said I'd be thrown in jail.
Also, the school isn't factoring the girl's shape. She, like most well-endowed females, could be wearing a crewneck and still showing cleavage. If a smaller breasted girl had been wearing that particular cut of dress, then she would have been fine.