Stevenson Cracks Down on Dance Moves, Dresses
New rules govern what girls are allowed to wear to formal dances and prohibit "unsuitable dance moves."
Stevenson High School students attending school dances will be held to stricter standards when it comes to attire and physical activity at the events, under new rules adopted for 2012-13. Girls attending formal dances — Homecoming, Winter Formal and Prom — must adhere to rules that restrict the shortness, tightness and cuts of their dresses. Specifically, the dress code states: Stevenson High School spokesman Jim Conrey said in the past, dance attire was regulated by the school’s general dress code. “This takes it to a deeper level,” he said. The new guidelines, he said, were developed last spring by the Stevenson Leadership Advisory Council. Composed of presidents of more than 40 student clubs, the group meets monthly with Stevenson’s …
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Gurney Halleck
4:35 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
As a parochial school graduate and parent of 3 Stevenson daughters I am appalled and dismayed by these ridiculous and unnecessary actions. These rules and regulations are typical of the over-reaching authoritarian attitudes of the Stevenson administration. Violations of students' rights to privacy and free expression appear to be routine in the name of preserving the school's reputation. more ›