Frost said he thought he had handled the situation properly. Findlay requires students from other schools attending the prom to get a signature from their principal, which Frost did.
"I expected a short lecture about making the right decisions and not doing something stupid," Frost said. "I thought I would get his signature and that would be the end."
England acknowledged signing the form but warned Frost there would be consequences if he attended the dance. England then took the issue to a school committee made up of church members, who decided to threaten Frost with suspension.
Why on Earth did the principal sign that form?
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Ohhhhh, that puts a different twist on it. LOL!!! If the principal signed a form that is supposed to give the student permission to attend, and then tries to expel him--well.
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If he wants to not be expelled then he should abide by the rules. It's a private school.
Now, on the other hand I think this decision by the school is asinine
Ditto me on this EXCEPT I think it was also wrong for the Christian School principal to sign the release form without specifying what the consequences would be if the kid went.
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"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
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"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
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Apparently he decided that experiencing prom was more important than experiencing his graduation ceremony. It'll be interesting to see what happens if the father does decide to pursue legal action.
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Apparently he decided that experiencing prom was more important than experiencing his graduation ceremony. It'll be interesting to see what happens if the father does decide to pursue legal action.
I think the school will be right in suspending him. It is part of their rules and the family agreed to them. If any court would side with the family they are opening a Pandora's Box and I think that most know it. Even if they did side with the family if it went to a higher court I think it would get over turned.
....and I actually side with the school on this one. No matter how silly a rule (or standard) may be, if you agree to it as a condition of joining before hand, they have every right to expect you to stand by it.
A Christian School has the right to expell someone who goes against the doctrine of the school. Now, if this student never agreed to abide by the schools rules while off campus, then he SHOULD NOT be expelled, but if the schools agreement is that while on campus or off campus your not to go to dances, he needs to abide. There are wayyyyy too many private schools to choose from that will allow you to do whatever you want to do. He didn't have to go to a school that required obediance to the schools doctrine ON or OFF campus.
Seventh Day Adventist schools are the same way. Matter of fact, if you are a non-Adventist, your not allowed to wear earrings on campus, listen to worldly music nor eat pork anywhere near the school. If its found that your doing any of the above mentioned things, you get punished (which could lead to expulsion). The only difference is that an Adventist School wont exprell you for things you do outside of an Seventh Day Adventist environment.
I'm not Catholic, but I went to Catholic school and there were rules in place to follow. We could not have mustaches growing up (and they make you shave the minute they see your 4oclock Shadow). I did what I had to do, graduated and grew my mustache. Big deal.
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