Breitbart: Rich Middle School in Laketown, Utah, has gained national attention from a policy that forbids children to decline dances with other students.
The Laketown school caught the public eye after Alicia Hobson’s 11-year-old daughter, Azlyn, was forced to dance with a boy who makes her “uncomfortable.” At a Valentine’s Day dance, Azlyn was approached by the boy. After she politely declined the offer, Principal Kip Motta immediately stepped in.
“He said something like, ‘No, no. You kids go out and dance,’” Hobson said. “He basically shooed Azlyn and the boy off onto the dance floor.” Azlyn was distressed, and “hated every minute” until the song ended and she was allowed to separate herself. After weeks of anticipation, what Hobson said “was supposed to be the best day ever” was overshadowed by the non-consensual public display. read more
The first disservice done to the young lady was the name “Azlyn”
There’s a “Wood Eye/C*nt Lips” Joke in here…But I’m going to take
the higher ground
If the school is saying the girl has to let the boy touch her then that’s a problem.
If the school then says gender doesn’t matter – which it will – then what happens when a boy who says he’s a girl demands to dance with a boy? Or demands to dance with a girl while he’s dressed up like a girl?
Also, how long until someone gets the crap beaten out of him because he pushed the rule?
#meto_myteacherismypimp
#dontsayno
SueSueSueSueSue the asshole who created the poilicy.
Wallflowers be damned!
Wait until some father sees the principlal telling a girl she has to dance and the father interrupts the whole proceeding, Do you understand the word no? Adults are there to protect children, not sacrifice them on the altar of political correctness. That rule would discourage girls attending, Boys dancing with boys, Throw this are sole out!!!
It’s a dance, Not sex. I’m not saying she should be forced to dance, but don’t blow it out of proportion.
Lifetime moment for Kevin Bacon,,,
However, will always hate that F’ing Kenny Loggings,,,
Footloose up your ass,
Can’t WAIT see attendance at the NEXT dance!
…crickets…
Hm. Sounds like someone thought placing the Australian film “Mrs McCutcheon” into school policy was a good idea.
The principal should have his ass kicked. If the young lady didn’t want to dance that is entirely her choice to make. Who the hell is he to decide what social activities someone chooses to participate in and who they participate with.
Howdy. Now it’s time for enforced recreation. Smiles, everyone, SMILES!
Less @5:40,
“It’s a dance, Not sex.”
Unless you remember being a shy 11 year old girl, your comment is just ignorant.
Some little girls, and 11 is a little girl, are not ready in the least for a dance, especially with a boy they are uncomfortable around. The girl’s personal space and decision to not be touched should trump any teacher or principal’s opinion, yet because she is a child, she was coerced. This is wrong, wrong, wrong.
Back in the day some creepy boys would get the wrong idea if you ever let them hold hands and hug as in slow dancing. Then thinking you’re in love with them you’d be hounded daily at school for the rest of the year maybe! That’s how it used to be. If not attractive to them, the girls will not want to dance with certain boys. Like maybe they don’t bathe regularly. Make those principals slow dance with someone not of their own choosing and see how they like it! This is from Jr. High memories, say age 12 or 13.
Also I think we were taught square dance in elementary school. Hand holding but no tight hugging.
Be Foot-Loose or Else Policy?
Sound like multiple heads need to roll at that school, and quickly.
Very small town, maybe 2000 year-round residents in the whole county. It is a middle school, so they are well past square dancing.
I think the principal was wrong in forcing the girl to dance, no matter her motives. I understand the desire by adults to get kids active at a dance, when most are standing against the wall, but there are limits.
Use extreme caution when ‘forcing’ a child to do ‘WHATEVER’, sometimes it is very necessary to be forceful, other times, as in this case, NO PHUCKING WAY.
@dee – we had to learn square dancing and some Mexican hat dance crap in the 6th grade. One time only. Pairing was by random lining up. I got a girl whose hands were drenched with sweat, she was so nervous! I felt embarrassed for her. I found out months later she had some kind of crush on me, but the feeling was not mutual.
I thought the whole experience was “stupid to beat the band!
It’s just plain wrong to force kids to dance…well, unless it’s Sadie Hawkins day, of course!
The Mormons won’t put up with this crap.
J–yeah you touched her and then he fell for you–that’s how it would happen 🙁 at least she was a girl and probably didn’t stack your locker or anything aggressive like that
If it’s a forced participation, like a dance class, then it’s OK.
If it’s a voluntary appearance, leave the kids alone.
If they want to stand or sit with a fruit punch or talk with friends, so be it.
If the school was worried about it being a dud with no one having fun, then they should have offered a prize for the best dancers or something.
@Less, I’m wondering exactly what you think is being blown out of proportion?
@ Less.
No, it wasn’t just a dance. It was an exercise in conditioning a child to think the way the state wants them to think and to deny them their individuality. You are so wrong.
I’m Baptist … can I get out on religious grounds?
In Jr. High back in the mid 60’s when we were forced to dance with the girls in PE class a lot of the guys would sneak to back of the line if they had to dance with an unpopular or ugly girl. Unfortunately for them when the gym instructors (Mr. Haynes and Mr. Armstrong) when they caught them doing that would take them into their office and give them a few hacks with the old board of education. We all hated dance class and especially the song Blame It On The Bossanova which they played for dance classes.
In elementary school we were taught square dancing. There was a girl nobody liked to dance with because she was plain and had warts on her hands. I liked her and danced with her but the warts were offputting. She grew into one of the most beautiful girls in high school and one of my big regrets was I had been too shy to be her friend.