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I Wonder What Else They Teach?
p3skyking
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I bet they don't teach Darwinism. Maybe they don't teach the world is round either....
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.
The handbook for the 84-student Christian school says rock music "is part of the counterculture which seeks to implant seeds of rebellion in young people's hearts and minds."
England said Frost's family should not be surprised by the school's position.
"For the parents to claim any injustice regarding this issue is at best forgetful and at worst disingenuous," he said. "It is our hope that the student and his parents will abide by the policies they have already agreed to."
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.
"I don't see (dancing and rock music) as immoral acts," Craig Kupferberg said.
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.
The handbook for the 84-student Christian school says rock music "is part of the counterculture which seeks to implant seeds of rebellion in young people's hearts and minds."
England said Frost's family should not be surprised by the school's position.
"For the parents to claim any injustice regarding this issue is at best forgetful and at worst disingenuous," he said. "It is our hope that the student and his parents will abide by the policies they have already agreed to."
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.
"I don't see (dancing and rock music) as immoral acts," Craig Kupferberg said.
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They are all kinds of references to singing and dancing in the good book..
That or he just needs to watch Dirty Dancing once or twice..[^]
This may be alittle harsh on behalf of the baptists. Then again do you remember what you wanted most when you where 17?
It will become a legal matter to see if he can be held liable for signing a statement of cooperation at whatever age he was when he did.
Yeah you libs love all the knocked up teenagers, they make good voters and listless mobs, dont they. Why dont people like you ever think about what you disapprove of. I'll tell you why because you are shallow minded.
This may be alittle harsh on behalf of the baptists. Then again do you remember what you wanted most when you where 17?
I personally disapprove of ignorance, vindictivness, stupidity, misuse of authority, needless suffering, and the Burger King Square Butt commercial. What the hell is your version of morality?
Unless of course "Bush lied, people died" has become the top standard in education worldwide.
" Wanna to go see "Footloose?"
"What's it about?"
"High school kids dancing."
"Naw".
It's got Kevin BACON in it."
"Oh, sounds good! Lets go."
Not really that good of a movie. The only reason it was popular is because Kevin Bacon is in it. And BACON makes everything better.
" Wanna to go see "Footloose?"
"What's it about?"
"High school kids dancing."
"Naw".
It's got Kevin BACON in it."
"Oh, sounds good! Lets go."
errr..so you think I was taking this opportunity to point out how good a movie Footloose was? Um, no...
Maybe that preacher at the Heritage Christian School needs to read his bible.
They are all kinds of references to singing and dancing in the good book..
That or he just needs to watch Dirty Dancing once or twice..[^]
In fact, the Song of Solomon is all about dirty dancing; it seems to be the script for a music-and-dance number celebrating the joys of consummating a marriage.
By the way, guests at Orthodox Jewish weddings dance wildly. Only catch is, the men dance on one side of a barrier and the women on the other. If Heritage Christian School arranged things the same way, they could hold a prom too, I would think. Might get condemned by that church in Kansas that hates gays so much, though.
My problem has nothing to do with the religion or really the subject, it has to do with responsibility and personal charactor.
He signed the contract and agreed to the rules, but now wants to change the rules because he wants to do something else. If they allow him to do that, he is learning that agreements aren't worth the papaer they are written on and he can do what ever he wants when ever he wants to do it.
That's what we need in the future. I remember when a man's word or handshake was as good as a written contract. No more!