Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Senior Suspended For Skimpy Prom Dress
www.wxii12.com ^ | 04/01/10 | wxii12

Posted on 04/02/2010 4:47:26 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3

Dress Deemed Too Short, Revealing On Top:

OXFORD, Ala. --

A high school senior in Alabama was suspended for wearing a prom dress that school officials said was too short at the hem and too revealing on top.

"I was so excited because it was my senior prom and I'd never been to a senior prom, so I was excited," Oxford High School student Erica DeRamus said.

DeRamus said she knew her school had dress code policies, but didn't think her dress would violate them. But when she got to prom Saturday, officials told her it was too short and too revealing.

"What cleavage? That's exactly what I said. I wasn't trying to be rude or anything, but that's what I feel," DeRamus said.

"If I felt it was too much cleavage in this dress, I wouldn't have purchased this dress," said her mother, Darrie DeRamus. "It would have stayed in that store and I wouldn't have even gotten it off the Internet and paid for it."

But principal Trey Holloday said it violated school policy stating that dresses cannot have cleavage falling below the breastbone or hems more than 6 inches above the knee.

"And so that expectation in our community is that it's there for protection of kids and not for management of kids," he said.

Erica's mother said she was never notified of the prom dress code.

But Holloday said all parents and students were told about it not once, but three times.

Of the 352 students who attended prom, 18 violated the policy, he said. Seventeen of them chose to be paddled, while DeRamus chose a three-day suspension, Holloday said.

"We're too old to be paddled," Erica DeRamus said. "This is high school. We are seniors. If you're going to act up, give us another option besides getting paddled, because this is not the 1940s. We don't take corporal punishment now."

"The thing that I would say is the difference between patience and tolerance," Holloday said. "They're young and sometimes they make young people's mistakes and we're very patient when those things are made, including this. But we're not tolerant of bad behavior or defiance."


TOPICS: Education; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: dress; education; prom; skimpy
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101-104 next last
To: MikeWUSAF

The other girls father, Ig DeRamus...


21 posted on 04/02/2010 5:18:01 AM PDT by Eagletest
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: xsmommy
I saw that also - Paddled?

But the policy was 6” above the knee and the dress was clearly way, way above that.

At least my girls shopped the second hand store and got some really nice dresses when they went to their proms.

22 posted on 04/02/2010 5:21:56 AM PDT by PeteB570 (Airborne, the only way to get to work in the morning.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: TornadoAlley3

I was on my first sip of coffee and read the title as:
“Senior Suspended For Skimpy porn Dress”

That dress is just not right for her figure. The dress itself is out of proportion. Those straps are too weak.

Do something with the hair!!! it’s a mop!


23 posted on 04/02/2010 5:23:12 AM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TornadoAlley3

Maybe a boob belt would have helped. It surely makes Michelle a cover girl icon for supermarket mags.


24 posted on 04/02/2010 5:23:17 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TornadoAlley3

The dress could easily accommodate busts of a smaller size, just not hers. When buying a formal, you not only have to make sure the dress size is correct, but that ALL aspects of the dress fit your body type.


25 posted on 04/02/2010 5:24:11 AM PDT by bigredkitty1 (March 5,2010. I will miss you, Big Red.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: aruanan

I was thinking the same bout the “breastbone” thing, however, her cleavage could have gotten her in a great deal of trouble. Unfortunately, my daughter is only a size 5 and the poor dear has a terrible case of “DDs”, but she does not wear clothes that are revealing. We will have a challenging time finding an appropriate prom dress for her.


26 posted on 04/02/2010 5:25:02 AM PDT by brwnsuga (Black and Free!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: TornadoAlley3
Anyone want to bet how far Mom pulled up the dress for the interview?

“If I wants my daughter to dress like a Ho, she should be able to dress like a Ho!”

27 posted on 04/02/2010 5:28:30 AM PDT by MindBender26 (Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MikeWUSAF

Holy cow! Which street corner in Houston does she normally work?


28 posted on 04/02/2010 5:32:43 AM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: TornadoAlley3

Paddling for high school seniors? That’s just wierd...


29 posted on 04/02/2010 5:33:31 AM PDT by piytar (Ammo is hard to find! Bought some lately? Please share where at www.ammo-finder.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: piytar

i fully expect to see this on Bill Oreilly’s is it LEGAL segment! LOL!


30 posted on 04/02/2010 5:37:32 AM PDT by xsmommy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: xsmommy

DINGO: Oh, wicked, bad, naughty, evil Zoot! Oh, she is a naughty
person, and she must pay the penalty — and here in Castle Anthrax, we
have but one punishment for setting alight the grail-shaped beacon. You
must tie her down on a bed and spank her!
GIRLS: A spanking! A spanking!
DINGO: You must spank her well. And after you have spanked her, you
may deal with her as you like. And then, spank me.
VARIOUS GIRLS: And spank me.
And me.
And me.
DINGO: Yes, yes, you must give us all a good spanking!
GIRLS: A spanking! A spanking!
DINGO: And after the spanking, the oral sex.
GIRLS: Oral sex! Oral sex!
GALAHAD: Well, I could stay a BIT longer.


31 posted on 04/02/2010 5:39:15 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: thethirddegree

“It is short and it does show ‘cleavage’. It’s called date bait.”

And what is the percentage of unwed pregnancies in the black community?


32 posted on 04/02/2010 5:42:28 AM PDT by vanilla swirl (To argue witha person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: TornadoAlley3

SHEESH! At least it’s not about a guy.


33 posted on 04/02/2010 5:48:19 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...Call 'em What you Will, They ALL have Fairies Living In Their Trees.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MikeWUSAF

Her mom will wonder where her wig has gone...


34 posted on 04/02/2010 5:48:35 AM PDT by relictele (Obama: foolish enough to argue with a dictionary and arrogant enought to claim victory.))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: eCSMaster

it’s positively pythonesque! LOL!


35 posted on 04/02/2010 5:49:14 AM PDT by xsmommy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: TornadoAlley3

Solution: Privatize all proms.

Get the government out of the business of running proms.


36 posted on 04/02/2010 5:59:20 AM PDT by wintertime
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TornadoAlley3

High school seniors getting paddled? What, are they trying to make RNC Young Eagles out of them?


37 posted on 04/02/2010 6:00:56 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TornadoAlley3
There is nothing wrong with this dress and I think the school should review and eliminate this policy. Each of us owns our bodies, and to violate that pretty fundamental concept by striking another in an attempt to modify behavior would in virtually every other context land you in jail. The only people who regularly spank others in the course of their professional duties are prostitutes, porn stars, and school officials.
38 posted on 04/02/2010 6:24:32 AM PDT by stormer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: aruanan; brwnsuga

The dress appears to stick out in the front of the skirt. That happens when it’s hiked up too high. I suspect that she pulled it up in the front for this interview.


39 posted on 04/02/2010 6:24:44 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (Think. It isnÂ’t illegal yet)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Red in Blue PA
"Glad to see there are still places holding good standards. "

Here's another...


40 posted on 04/02/2010 6:31:24 AM PDT by stormer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101-104 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson