i think that the principal is probably just stating that the school's attempts to keep the prom as booze/dope/sex-free as possible, cannot possibly compete with parents who have the financial means to circumvent any strictures that the school may put upon the event. so rather than be associated with it, they decided to cancel it. i laud him for it. my daughter attends an all girls catholic prep school, and i see parents, like those featured in this piece, all the time.
hiya XS;
my thoughts are that the behavior enough is enough to warrant the cancellation.
i also don't think that the school has any right, moral or otherwise to tell parents how to spend their money.
that said, they DO have every right to disapprove, not endorse or sanction that which conflicts with their teachings.
the only thing a church person (priest/minister/rabbi) ever told me about money was to give them more of it.
You beat me here - bold move by the Principal - let the parents put on the prom themselves, privately