[Brujo]

my son and daughter are both in private Catholic high schools with the same prohibition. i fully support it.

And that is entirely the point I should have made at first: this school can create and enforce rules of conduct that would be unacceptable at a public school. That's the benefit of being able to choose the school; the parents can pick a school that is in line with their own beliefs.

Unfortunately I completely missed the name of the school when I made my first post (#8).

[xsmommy]

the parents can pick a school that is in line with their own beliefs

you got it. that's exactly why we pay the tuition.