“I was embarrassed,” said Miranda Melerine (right), 17, a senior at the Marrero high school, who was among those barred by teacher Judy Gardner, an advisor to senior activities. “We can’t go back to prom night. Prom’s over. Our prom has been stolen from us.”
THEN follow the rules and don’t be a slut.
Which rules? The ones that changed out from under her? She sent a picture of the dress, and it was approved.
A lot of perfectly formal dresses show cleavage and as far as I know nobody thinks anything of it.
The dresses shown at the top of the thread, look pretty conservative to me. Certainly not at all ghetto or slutty.
The prom is a time to show off in a discreet way, no? I think the dresses do exactly that.
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The dress was approved before the prom. Are you don imus? You sound about as bright.
The first part (obviously the only part in question re the two pictured dresses) is mighty vague, and if a picture of this dress looked okay to the same official who turned her away, then there's no question that the rule is too vague for anyone to make a call based on the wording. The girl made the call (clearly with her parents' backing) based on the official's prior approval of a picture of the dress. How could the official approve a picture of a halter style dress -- whether on a hanger or a skinny flat-chested model -- and then turn the girl away for wearing the same dress, based on a rule that prohibits clothing "that exposes the student's back"?
When 1/5th of the girls going to the prom are turned away, and it includes girls dressed like the two in this picture, something's wrong. This is a PUBLIC school and it is clearly attempting to enforce standards of dress that aren't consistent with the community's standards. It's one thing to have a fairly strict dress code for regular school days to maintain concentration and give kids a clue about what's acceptable in a workplace, but what's appropriate for an evening party isn't the same as what's appropriate for the office or for school.
These kids and their families have been through an awful lot the past couple of years, and certainly don't deserve to be jerked around like this. I predict the school officials who participated in this will get sued and lose.
Embarrassed that her dress is judged to be too revealing, but not embarrassed over the fact that she’s wearing it to begin with. Her embarrassment is misplaced if you ask me.