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New Policies Regarding Back to School Dance at Redwood - 22 views

started by Devon Stoeber on 03 Sep 13
  • Devon Stoeber
    #1 Devon Stoeber on 03 Sep 13
     
    How is this similar to what is happening with homecoming at Tam? What do you think about the changes in both dances?

    http://redwoodbark.org/2013/08/new-policies-regarding-back-to-school-dance/
  • Gibson Katz
    #2 Gibson Katz on 03 Sep 13
     
    This seems excessive.
  • Meg Weiss
    #3 Meg Weiss on 03 Sep 13
     
    I can see some parallels to Redwood's new policy and ours, but I don't think that we making any of these changes because Redwood is doing it. We are making homecoming this year semi-formal, and increasing the number of security guards, and we are also going to do pat downs, but we do that every year. Our changes are due to the inappropriate dancing at past dances, especially last years dance, it seems like Redwood's changes are for a similar reason. While both dances are changing, I don't people should automatically assume they won' t be fun.
  • Nate Vogel
    #4 Nate Vogel on 03 Sep 13
     
    8 security guards? It's a school dance. I understand the concerns but this seems to be a bit over the top.
  • Casey O'Brien
    #5 Casey O'Brien on 03 Sep 13
     
    Eight guards, is, yeah, a lot. it's a bit much to tel girls to button up too
  • Nic Mosher
    #6 Nic Mosher on 03 Sep 13
     
    It would certainly be helpful if the Bark explained some of the mishaps from the dance last year.
  • Dennis Lubensky
    #7 Dennis Lubensky on 03 Sep 13
     
    What would they need 8 more security guards for? I think it's ridiculous. It's just a dance, what can possibly go wrong.
  • Daniel Carroll
    #9 Daniel Carroll on 03 Sep 13
     
    I think that the changes to the Redwood dance could be necessary. I have heard crazy stories of students getting way too drunk and girls stripping practically naked. I think that in order to have the reputation of the dance changed, these policies are necessary. Making the Tam dance semi formal is trying to do the same thing, but as far as I have heard it is turning many kids away from even attending.
  • Holly Parkin
    #10 Holly Parkin on 03 Sep 13
     
    It's hard to judge how "excessive" these new policies are, because the article doesn't explain what the reasons were for the change. Even so, if the events of last year's dance were similar to Tam's, then the stricter changes are understandable, but not necessarily justified in all areas. Preventing underage drinking is understandable, because the school has standards of safety to uphold - however, going so far as to tell girls to button up their shirts and the like is not OK. I agree with what Georgie said about focusing on the protection of students and making sure everyone is comfortable rather than focusing on petty things like dress codes.
  • Markita Schulman
    #11 Markita Schulman on 03 Sep 13
     
    I agree that we probably need more information before we can say whether these changes are excessive or not, but it certainly seems like at first glance. What culture has been created at Redwood and here at Tam where 8 security guards at a high school dance is anything other than satire? Even though we don't know the administration's specific reasons for this change, it is reflective of overall trends that may be disturbing, but are important to address.

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