That Sucks

As someone who has been deeply scarred for life because I didn't get to go to prom, I feel for Marche Taylor. Marche wore a dress to prom which the school said violated the dress code. Fine, got it. No problem. Marche didn't like that, but offered to put some more clothes on to hide the dress, but the school still said no.

Marche then went off and ended up in handcuffs being led out of the prom by cops. No charges were filed, but Marche didn't get to attend her prom. Look, I am all for enforcing a dress code. I don't know where it talks about prom dresses in school dress code policies, but whatever. I don't understand why the school was not willing to offer an alternative short of sending her out in handcuffs. This isn't a Friday night dance, or suspending you a day from school, it is prom, and I know that this is such a big event in the lives of most high school students. There are whole shows devoted to it on television. Dresses and parties are planned for months. This is a really big night.

Generally the event costs a great deal and involves students actually feeling like adults for a few hours. Was Marche wrong? Hell yes. Were here parents wrong? Hell yes. She shouldn't have pushed the envelope so far, but that is what teenagers have been doing since the beginning of time. I think her parents should have said something, but I also think the school should have let her change or wear a jacket, or something.

Although she will have a great prom story, I doubt fifteen years from now she will be thrilled to show off her photo in handcuffs.