"Admittingly, I could be WAY off on this one..."
I don't think you are, and you made some good points...
"ComPROMise: Let all the kids who do not attend the pre-prom parties attend the school prom. Let the others hold their own."
Actually, the school has tried many things...from extending the prom to 6a.m., hosting it the night before graduation, and even auctioning off a new car, (winner needed to be present at the 6a.m. drawing). Parents have actually tried to sue the school when their prom darlings got into trouble POST prom.
This was NOT a hasty decision....it's a problem the school has tried to address through the years.
Thanks for the insight - I didn't know that. Just a sad situation all the way around... The school is probably right for canceling the prom.
This is a very good point. Sounds like enough justification for all schools to cancel proms. Society is just too litigous.