Ohio Student Suspended for Attending Prom..too much PC r wat

[evanovitch]

17-year-old Tyler Frost says that he expects to be suspended from his Christian school for attending a public school prom with his girlfriend. Officials at Heritage Christian School in Findlay, Ohio warned him that he would be suspended and prohibited from attending graduation if he went to the dance this past Saturday.

Heritage Christian School is a fundamentalist Baptist school in northwest Ohio which forbids dancing, rock music, and hand holding.

Frost doesn't regret going to the prom, and said he went because he wanted to experience the prom and did not think it was wrong.

"It was fun, we had a good time. I'm glad I went. I still don't really agree with the school's decision, but it was worth it. I am ready to face the consequences," said Tyler Frost.

Officials at the school, however, see things a little differently. They are standing by their decision to suspend him, and said that he could complete his final exams separately to receive his diploma.

Frost's stepfather isn't about to let the school get away with it. He says that the rules shouldn't apply outside of school, and that he may take legal action if the school does not lift the suspension.

[evanovitch]

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Christian school tells student to skip prom

FINDLAY, Ohio – A student at a fundamentalist Baptist school that forbids dancing, rock music, hand-holding and kissing will be suspended if he takes his girlfriend to her public high school prom, his principal said.

Despite the warning, 17-year-old Tyler Frost, who has never been to a dance before, said he plans to attend Findlay High School's prom Saturday.

Frost, a senior at Heritage Christian School in northwest Ohio, agreed to the school's rules when he signed a statement of cooperation at the beginning of the year, principal Tim England said.

The teen, who is scheduled to receive his diploma May 24, would be suspended from classes and receive an "incomplete" on remaining assignments, England said. Frost also would not be permitted to attend graduation but would get a diploma once he completes final exams. If Frost is involved with alcohol or sex at the prom, he will be expelled, England said.

Frost's stepfather Stephan Johnson said the school's rules should not apply outside the classroom.

"He deserves to wear that cap and gown," Johnson said.

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.

"In life, we constantly make decisions whether we are going to please self or please God. (Frost) chose one path, and the school committee chose the other," England said.

<span style="font-weight: bold">The handbook for the 84-student Christian school says rock music &quot;is part of the counterculture which seeks to implant seeds of rebellion in young people's hearts and minds.&quot;</span>
England said Frost's family should not be surprised by the school's position.

&quot;For the parents to claim any injustice regarding this issue is at best forgetful and at worst disingenuous,&quot; he said. &quot;It is our hope that the student and his parents will abide by the policies they have already agreed to.&quot;

The principal at Findlay High School, whose graduates include Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, said he respects, but does not agree with, Heritage Christian School's view of prom.

&quot;I don't see (dancing and rock music) as immoral acts,&quot; Craig Kupferberg said.

[twiney]

Re: Ohio Student Suspended for Attending Prom..too much PC r wat

so what alternate activity do they have for their graduating class?

[Wahalla]

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nuff christan a yard share dat sentiment

[Tuff Gong]

Re: Ohio Student Suspended for Attending Prom..too much PC r wat

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body">nuff christan a yard share dat sentiment </div></div>True dat.
It is what it is maybe if he wanted to dance he would go to a regular school!

[Boricua_papi]

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If I were him, I would tell the school to kiss my a$$. Nuff of the repressed Christian pickney grow up to become Bible-pounding freaks.

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: B_P</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

If I were him, I would tell the school to kiss my a$$. Nuff of the repressed Christian pickney<span style="text-decoration: line-through"> grow up to</span> become Bible-pounding freaks.

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