Florida teen turned away from dance because of kilt

[ardchoille77]

I think it is pretty sad that we live in a society that decides what is appropriate, and what is not. I think the kid had more than the right to wear his kilt, and if I had been the parents of this kid, I would have refused to make my child change, and definitely fight the school. It is about freedom of speech and expression, not just about the kilt.

I would have have rather my son not go to the prom and stand behind his conviction, than bow down to a school because of a dress code.

Mike

[cavscout]

I think it is pretty sad that we live in a society that decides what is appropriate, and what is not.

Let's be honest, each and every one of us makes a judgment about what is appropriate or not. And truthfully, it is the Principals responsibility to ensure the safety and well being of the the kids. So to say it's wrong for society to make judgments is not the way to look at this.

The problem is this Principal made a call that was based on lack of knowledge. If a kid had wanted to come into the prom dressed in a giraffe costume, I'd want the Principal to prevent that. It's not a costume party and the purpose of the prom is to expose the kids to a formal, elegant event (hardly a place you would expect to see a giraffe ) A giraffe would create an "circus" (sorry ) atmosphere that would take-away from the event that some kids and their parents probably paid to give their kids. I'd not be happy if some kid took that away from them because HE wanted to wear a giraffe costume.

We have to make judgments everyday, and to say that if someone doesn't like something they just don't participate is not correct either. We can't live in a free-for-all world where people can do whatever they want because unfortunately, there are people who lack GOOD judgment. We all have to live together, we should all be courteous of each other and police ourselves by using good judgment and courtesy. To demand that others give way to your desires when your desires take away from theirs is not fair either.

To be clear, the Principal made a bad call. There's no reason the kilt should have been denied. She did do her job, mis-guided though she was.