N.Y. high school holds prom on school night to thwart partying
One suburban New York high school plans to prevent excessive after-prom partying by requiring students to attend class the day after prom.
Students at Pearl River High who miss class the next day will be unable to make up academic work or to participate in athletics activities.
Needless to say, the new policy has caused friction. Some students have threatened to boycott the prom if it is not moved to Friday night. The school does not appear to be going to change its stance.
What do you think? Is this the right move to thwart after-prom partying? What do you do at your school? Does it work?
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i go to pearl river high school and making prom on a school night and having work for the kids to make up the next day makes absolutely no sense. but it doesn't matter..we go/don't go to prom on wednesday night, go/don't go to school on thursday, and don't go to school on friday and head to manhattan and the jersey shore for the weekend
Posted by: furdon | April 14, 2010 1:30 PM
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@wise educator -
I waited to see if there would be a response posted from someone at the Sun. None came. I do care about this blog, but realistically I don't see it being what it once was.
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The MDDC awards honored the Baltimore Sun with more than 40 awards this week including many for online writing and first place awards for education writing. Sara Neufeld won for Education-"Andres Alonso-He Comes As Is". She certainly deserves this award. I sorely miss her coverage of tough issues in Baltimore. Out of curiosity, of the 40 awards won by the Sun, how many of the writers are still employed at the Sun?
@ A Parent-perhaps Sara's recognition and the awards for the Sun's online media will cause the Sun to consider reviving this education blog and we will be able to recapture some of the lively, meaningful, and timely discussions we once had.
Posted by: wise educator | April 24, 2010 9:11 AM