Ok well, some chaperones and parents complained about recent dances (mainly prom) that the dancings (grinding ect) was inaproprate. check this artical, ill post it too.
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2006/04/25/breakingnews/20boz.txt
Bozeman High School students and parents offered contradictory advice Monday night to the School Board on what to do about teenagers at school dances who like to bump and grind.
Some argued for letting kids do their thing. Others argued for clearer rules against sexually explicit moves and stricter enforcement.
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Twenty people spoke during the dance debate. School board trustees asked questions, but gave no hint of what they might do.
Carson Taylor, vice chairman, said afterward the board probably will discuss at a future meeting whether any policy changes are needed.
The audience was packed, with 30 or more people present just for the dance issue.
"I was a little shocked," said Pete Masse, disc jockey at this month's prom. He found the dancing "disturbing." Masse suggested Bozeman do what big city schools have done, by defining inappropriate dancing and then posting and enforcing the rules.
However, parent Susan Tate said if the dances were censored, kids wouldn't attend and then may end up doing something worse.
"Every generation has had something the older generation deemed inappropriate," Tate said.
When she was in school, Tate said, chaperones kept dancers a foot apart, and girls were forced to wear their skirts down to their knees, which "really got me riled."
Tera Niedens, a junior who worked on the prom committee, agreed the dances need stricter definitions of what's OK and better enforcement.
"I was very uncomfortable," Niedens said. "Bozeman's already gaining a reputation of having sleazy dances."
Yet Larkin Scott, also a junior, said if dances were changed, "kids would not go, they'd get drunk." There are other dances available for those who are offended, she said, like Mormon Church and Young Life dances.
"Why don't they put on their own dance?" Scott asked.
Parent Joanne Tengelsen said there is a middle way, between the extremes of canceling dances and saying "anything goes."
Ben Mortenson, senior class vice president, suggested a clear ban on back-to-front dancing "or groping each other."
Parent Robin Bequet praised one teacher for taking 10 minutes to tell his class that it's inappropriate for boys to put their hands on girls' body parts and to tell girls to have some self-respect.
Kayte McGuire, a senior and student body secretary, said she doesn't think grinding is too sexually suggestive.
"It's really important to let people express themselves," McGuire said, though she added it has been getting "a little extreme." She said any solution should come from the students.
Ben Tengelsen, student body president, said he doesn't feel comfortable with the dancing, "but I choose to go, support the school, and girls who need dates."
Bumping and grinding and full body contact makes the atmosphere at dances uncomfortable, said Jacob Tengelsen, sophomore class president.
Judy Paffhausen, a chaperone, said over the years dance organizers have made a lot of changes -- censored music, stopped showing music videos on big screens and hand-picked the DJs.
"The majority of our kids are real good kids," she said.
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2006/04/25/breakingnews/20boz.txt
Bozeman High School students and parents offered contradictory advice Monday night to the School Board on what to do about teenagers at school dances who like to bump and grind.
Some argued for letting kids do their thing. Others argued for clearer rules against sexually explicit moves and stricter enforcement.
*
Twenty people spoke during the dance debate. School board trustees asked questions, but gave no hint of what they might do.
Carson Taylor, vice chairman, said afterward the board probably will discuss at a future meeting whether any policy changes are needed.
The audience was packed, with 30 or more people present just for the dance issue.
"I was a little shocked," said Pete Masse, disc jockey at this month's prom. He found the dancing "disturbing." Masse suggested Bozeman do what big city schools have done, by defining inappropriate dancing and then posting and enforcing the rules.
However, parent Susan Tate said if the dances were censored, kids wouldn't attend and then may end up doing something worse.
"Every generation has had something the older generation deemed inappropriate," Tate said.
When she was in school, Tate said, chaperones kept dancers a foot apart, and girls were forced to wear their skirts down to their knees, which "really got me riled."
Tera Niedens, a junior who worked on the prom committee, agreed the dances need stricter definitions of what's OK and better enforcement.
"I was very uncomfortable," Niedens said. "Bozeman's already gaining a reputation of having sleazy dances."
Yet Larkin Scott, also a junior, said if dances were changed, "kids would not go, they'd get drunk." There are other dances available for those who are offended, she said, like Mormon Church and Young Life dances.
"Why don't they put on their own dance?" Scott asked.
Parent Joanne Tengelsen said there is a middle way, between the extremes of canceling dances and saying "anything goes."
Ben Mortenson, senior class vice president, suggested a clear ban on back-to-front dancing "or groping each other."
Parent Robin Bequet praised one teacher for taking 10 minutes to tell his class that it's inappropriate for boys to put their hands on girls' body parts and to tell girls to have some self-respect.
Kayte McGuire, a senior and student body secretary, said she doesn't think grinding is too sexually suggestive.
"It's really important to let people express themselves," McGuire said, though she added it has been getting "a little extreme." She said any solution should come from the students.
Ben Tengelsen, student body president, said he doesn't feel comfortable with the dancing, "but I choose to go, support the school, and girls who need dates."
Bumping and grinding and full body contact makes the atmosphere at dances uncomfortable, said Jacob Tengelsen, sophomore class president.
Judy Paffhausen, a chaperone, said over the years dance organizers have made a lot of changes -- censored music, stopped showing music videos on big screens and hand-picked the DJs.
"The majority of our kids are real good kids," she said.
