First, I had no idea why the school had the arrogance to think they could override the parents decisions in non school activities and times.
Second, in the fifties, carnival rides were a bit less thrilling. I said that a dress wasn’t appropriate in regards to the young ladies personal modesty perhaps being compromised by a 80 mph roller coaster maybe billowing the drew up in ways she may not find appealing but in ways the young men around her would.
Certain clothes in certain situations are inappropriate. I once had a boss that required us for a short time to wear business suits on sales calls. I recall a call to a heavy equipment factory. I was there to try to diagnose and fix a problem, but I sure wasn’t spending much time crawling around in a suit. Appropriate my foot.
I still don’t get how the school had anything to do with your group, so how could they do anything about anyone outside their attending group?
I’d agree generally one must be careful about dresses (ANYwhere). This is not to say dresses weren’t blowing up in the old days. They had coasters, and sizzlers, up/down and fast-enough rides to have to be careful (it’s also why we wear “slips” and so on). Yes, there are more opportunities today especially with hang-coasters and other dropping rides. But not different enough as far as risk, I think.
In fact, maybe I’ll wear a dress to the kids’ park this year and test it out (I’m more daring than my son, so that isn’t really the problem).