Read this today.
A TEENAGER at a Christian school faces suspension and being banned from his graduation after he went to his girlfriend's formal, where was in danger of doing "lustful" things.
Tyler Frost, 17, from Ohio said today he is expected to be suspended from a Christian school for attending a public school formal with his girlfriend.
Officials at Heritage Christian School in Findlay had warned 17-year-old that he would be suspended and prohibited from attending graduation if he went to the Saturday dance.
The fundamentalist Baptist school in northwest Ohio forbids dancing, rock music and hand holding.
Frost says he went to the dance because he wanted to experience the prom and didn't think it was wrong.
School officials say he could complete his final exams separately to receive a diploma.
But Frost's school principal claims that going to his girlfriend's formal could have "tempted him to do ungoldy things", and be tempted to have "wrong and lustful thoughts".
Frost's stepfather says the rules shouldn't apply outside of school and he may take legal action if Frost is suspended.
What a load of garbage.... Sometime soon i'm going to post my concerns about Christian schools... its school like this who don't equip their kids for life in the real world and thus they really struggle when they do hit the real world
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
High school prom fiasco
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Looking forward to your thoughts, having both attended and taught at Christian schools.
This particular situation is a tad ridiculous, and shows a very legalistic attitude in the school. But I think I've seen similar...
yeah it was pretty ridiculous. I can't believe there are people who really think that way. Does sitting a test beside a smart kid tempt him to cheat? Does walking past a gaming store tempt him to steal?
I'm with the school. We all know where dancing leads - and given that it was a school in the Bible Belt (but not necessarily a Christian School) it was probably a bush dance anyway...
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