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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Apr 07, 2010#2
Renee or anyone this is what my daughter wore to her prom would that be considered too much cleavage? In our area that would be considered modest. The girl awaiting her paddling looks a lot like the one in the red dress that my son took to the prom. At 17 or 18 they don’t usually end up married to each other. Does anything like that happen in the UK? Jenny (back in the archives my post) can you understand why I opened the car door now? Anywhere here a boy would open the door for a girl on their prom night. That’s why I was taken a back when I saw one filling her gas tank attired for her prom.

http://www.findmypromdress.com/index.ph … e&pID=3954

My take is that the girls that were that daring have had a taste of the paddle before. It was probably given by a woman as well and like Nashia’s paddling but two fewer. It should be related only to the number of swats and not to the force according to how seductress the dresses were deemed. Bob T lighten up about the two handed: A. the paddle was not of her choice and B. her hands were small (don’t get me started on hands). It was not a case of batter up but designated hitter she should not be.

The nature of this story (dating – dresses – spanking) will appeal for the wrong reason to many but IMHO does not apply to those involved. There are too many stories of abuses to dismiss. 18 out of that many conforming speaks well of the girls in that school’s respecting their elders perhaps more true in AL than other parts of the nation.

I’m not too jiggy when it comes to the judgment calls on dresses unless the rules were very precisely defined. I can hear one girl saying Peggy Sue boobs are sticking out more already. Prudence should have chosen another sanction especially where for most of the seniors will have bad memories of their last two months of their high school four years especially so for first timers who have to wait for more likely than not the weekend to worry. The vulture media will may even descend upon their graduation and ruin it for all. The principal if given a choice now would have gone a different route and probably won’t do that next year I would hope.

One of my funniest posts (IMHO) was the one with the girls in their modest Prom or Party dresses with their nose on the wall and being told with a southern accent keep your nose on the wall. Just Google Putting nose on the wall for discipline. Not for the video again but for another ongoing FYI.
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Apr 07, 2010#3
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I see the article is entirely ficticious-at least according to the sentence 2 lines down from the news report.

And, I’m sorry to say, there’s nothing in the catalogue I’D be wearing to a prom

Steve M
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Apr 07, 2010#4
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I am not going to lighten up on the two handed swats. I’ve never heard of such a thing outside of a Fraternity Hell Night.

We had a Commandant in Military School who was pure sadist and he never used two hands.

As far as those 17 girls who took swats are concerned, if they took a suspension this close to the end of the school year they probably wouldn’t graduate with the rest of their class. They have to go to summer school and graduate later with no fan fare. So, that Principal is a jackass of the first order and I nominate him for Not an Anonymous Donations Bastard list. Those girls will have this horrible memory for the rest of their lives. They might laugh about it in twenty years but not any time soon.
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Apr 07, 2010#5
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Off course it’s fictitious that’s why it’s called spoof. Renee is going to weigh in on the prom paddling. So let’s wait in see. They are closer to the situation and are not keen on high school CP.
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Apr 07, 2010#6
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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AW; I know the links are to that spoof newspaper site. But those 17 girls did get paddled. Their only other option was a 3 day suspension. Not much of a choice this late in the school year. Especially for a senior who wants to graduate.

I already know TWP’s position on High School cp. I could probably write their blog entry for them.
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StevefromSE5
Apr 07, 2010#7
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Can we have a link direct to the genuine paper that reported it, please?

If it did happen, it’s disgusting. However, it just sounds too absurd to be true, even for America!

Kids taking dope to a prom or drunk-driving to one, maybe, but wearing revealing dresses-NAH!

Steve(probably about to be proved wrong!)
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Apr 07, 2010#8
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Google Prom Paddling Spoof for link.

Certificate of attendances aregiven instead of a diploma if a girl would fail and by this time college acceptances have already been sent. Three days suspension with lecture note sharing and homework and tutoring pne can ameliorate the impact.

Was the principal a jackass? Not exactly but he sure acted like one. The girls compliance was more burdensome for them than boys who went unpaddled.than the guys. Saturday detentions could have handled this and kept his school out of national news. Maybe if 18 girls took the paddkling none may have been the wiser. But it didn’t work out that way.
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Apr 07, 2010#9
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Steve ,

I believe the original link was :

http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story … lead_story

This is what I first was sent from the States which led to my earlier posts on the TWP link

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Apr 08, 2010#10
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Steve. You say:

Can we have a link direct to the genuine paper that reported it, please?

If it did happen, it’s disgusting. However, it just sounds too absurd to be true, even for America!

Like me you clearly find some of the goings on amongst our US cousins just a teeny bit over the top. But yes, I think this is genuine. If it isn’t genuine it is a very elaborate hoax involving pre-prepared web sites.

When Prof.n originally raised the issue here in the ‘Teachers Who Paddle’ thread he gave several references, one of which he has repeated above. For some unknown reason the topic was then hi-jacked to this thread, opening with a link to a spoof site which says, amongst other things, that the girls were paddled on the night in their prom dresses. This is incorrect. On the night the girls were allowed to attend the prom. The punishments, for breach of school regulations concerning prom attire, and with choice of paddling or suspension, took place in school some days later.

The Anniston Star, to which Prof. n has repeated his link above, is one of the newspapers of the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is the second most populated metropolitan area in Northeast Alabama after Huntsville. If you Google News ‘oxford alabama paddling’ you will find a great many hits, including CNN, which I believe is a national US TV News channel. Here is a link to a CNN Newsroom blog, with a great deal of comment.

It is astonishing how many people in the US are unaware of what goes in in their own nation. Many do not seem to realise that school paddling is still alive and well south of Mason-Dixon. But then, I guess I haven’t a clue how school children were/are punished in Greece, or even Italy, despite the fact that (much against my will) I’m in a union with citizens of those countries, so perhaps residents of non-paddling states in the US can be excused their ignorance.

Here’s a link to the the Oxford City Schools website page for Oxford High School, with a picture of the Principal, Mr Trey Holladay. And here, one of the links originally given by Prof. n, is a video showing the girl who opted for suspension and an interview with Mr Holladay about the incident. Although the man in the video looks a little older than the man in the school site photograph I reckon that it is the same person. It seems unlikely that the school Principal would collude with a hoax, especially a man looking as worried and defensive as that (just watch the body language). I think it is genuine, and what’s more I am fairly certain that Mr Trey Holladay wishes it wasn’t!
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Apr 08, 2010#11
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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This Holladay guy looks like an A-1 jerk! Just the kind of guy you hate to have to put up with for four years of high school. I’ll bet he patrols the hall with paddle in hand.
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Apr 08, 2010#12
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I suspect the Oxford High School may have had Prom clothing trouble before. Sadly this article from Education Week for 21 May 2007 entitled ‘Headache Night’ requires registration/payment for the full text, but I think the free first page says all that’s needed! It does seem to be a rather troubled school. During Mr Holladay’s tenure it has lost its football coach rather abruptly to another school, and suspended some of its games because of crowd trouble.

There are claims in some of the ‘readers’ comments’ on media sites that in the current incident some boys were also paddled for Prom clothing offences, in particular for wearing the wrong type of shoes. This may be where the original report of 25 students punished came from, later amended to 18 when the media concentrated exclusively on the girls.

Interestingly I haven’t seen a single report of how many swats the paddled girls got. Maybe it varied, with differential rates for offences at the top and bottom of the dress, and bonus swats if you broke the rules at both ends.
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Apr 08, 2010#13
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Three Swats
April 8 2010 at 7:32 AM American Way
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Three swats. Calhoun AL County Maximum is 3 and I’m sure they abide by that rule for they themselves are teaching their charges to do likewise. Chances are these will be the last swats they will be awarded with graduation pending unless they are not seniors. Colleges don’t paddle so it will be the last non-consensual paddling they will experience in life. Not the last chance in life they will receive consequences for violating dress codes in school or workplace. Let’s hope they learn something from it. From now on it may costs them more. A pink slip hurts more than a red bottom. Given their youth I think they are also being given the last lesson in life to respect the elders as they enter the world as graduates as young adults themselves. If given in the manner advocated by TWP in the long run they will be grateful that someone cared enough about them to teach them lessons that will serve them well in life.

Learning on the receiving end will soon be theirs to give on the giving end. It may be in the form of spanking their children or in four years paddling students. Elders are meant to be respected and rules observed and that my friend is the American Way.

If I had a say in my community to help establish policies and was convinced they would be followed I would vote for it but if I had any doubts I would vote to abolish it. The last people left up to make that decision are the politicians remote from the scene and more so on the state level. I would include parents as well as teachers and seniors close to voting age as I advocated previously to enter into the process.

The belief that corporal punishment has been abused more than anecdotally has come from my extensive research not Paula Flowe’s. The young women who taught in the Mississippi Teachers Corps convinced that while abuses are not rampant they are sufficient in numbers to warrant scrutiny. Some readers may recall how I followed up on the names given in the HRW report and found their testimony credible. I wouldn’t let some of these educators anywhere near a paddle however that’s the not the way I feel toward Renee et al. Listening to everyone and making my opinions known at an open meeting on a community level historically has been and should be the American Way.

The anti-CP zealots have mischaracterized so many educators and have been given a free ride from the liberal media. They are having a field day because of this prom paddling story but what do they really know? I’m looking forward to what TWP will say after their research of the facts. I hope this posting will prove helpful. The girls should be disciplined for sure but paddling was not the right choice.

http://www.calhoun.k12.al.us/parent/Doc … K06-07.doc

http://www.hrw.org/en/node/62078/section/4

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Apr 08, 2010#14
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Renee is there any chance you can give a URL to your prom dress or would that be too revealing? I’m sure I’m not alone from this Happy Circle. We would be mightily obliged .

I hope you were not left an unclaimed treasure.

My daughter’s girlfriend from rural TX has no problem with our daughter’s dress by her community standards or her Mom’s. She had a run around with her in her early teens. Would this be consider inappropriate from your comminuity standards of course that was way back then.

http://www.findmypromdress.com/index.ph … e&pID=3954

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Apr 08, 2010#15
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I notice in the conduct guidelines for the County which American Way has helpfully referenced the first dresscode violation should be dealt with by sending home , and parental contact. Not swats , and not suspension. Even subsequent offences (2-5) can result in a variety of penalties, swats or suspension included, but also Saturday school and other sanctions. Of course the entire document is rendered near meaningless as the Principal appears to have absolute discretion to make determinations which do not follow the recommended code. The handbook for Oxford High as I note below is not easy to access.

So this was a deliberate choice of administration, and to up the anti with suspension. I agree on the body language issue with Another Lurker, and further note that either the school fails to provide large parts of its ‘student handbook and information’ routinely…..in which case why does its web site offer direct links that appear to be ’empty’? Or have they been withdrawn from public scrutiny since the webfire broke out?.

Its difficult at this distance and in a State to which I have never ventured(!) to make definitive statements about management etc, but Bob t may not be a long way from the truth. If Another Lurker is right on the history of the school , it looks like weak management, which can lead to flawed and often injudicious decision making.

In short the buck stops with ,as Bob t puts it, ‘the jerk’ at the top. He has created a situation where on the web there are this morning 17,500 plus links – many highly critical of the school. He has got the County nation wide publicity due to CNN and Fox If I were Superintendent , I wouldn’t be looking at him with pleasure……….

If you consider there were 176 ‘couples’ at the prom 352 attendees altogether , so lets say 176 girls…….10% committed this violation – a high percentage I’d suggest if the regulations were clear and there was an expectation they would be enforced.

However inconsistent enforcement, and general laxity might well explain such a number………and that doesn’t include the boys, of course, with ‘non regulation’ footwear!

 

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Apr 08, 2010#16
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I know some of us on this esteemed forum are into rock music. Searching for some sheet music a few minutes ago, I Found the following transcribed lyrics which seemed somehow apposite to this discussion . Should I dedicate it to the ‘Silent 17’ or the ‘Defiant 1′!?:-

Its unbelievable, its strange but true
its inconceivable but it could happen to you
You go North, then ya go down South
jus’ like the bait in the fish’s mouth
Ya must be livin’ in the shadow of some evil star
its unbelievable it would get this far……….

‘Unbelievable’

From ‘Under The Red Sky’ B. Dylan

Appropriate words, very appropriate album in this regard….!!!!!!!
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Apr 08, 2010#17
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I was fully cognizant of the offense/sanction matrix policy being abrogated however this may have only meant to be applied to behavior everyday within the confines of the school. Proms are held elsewhere where they represent the school for weal or for woe according to community standards.

Photographers are always present at proms and I still have my prom picture. I assume the offense/sanction was clearly promulgated for this specific event. My prom date looked like Natalie Wood with Audrey Hepburns hair from Breakfast in Tiffany. Alas I looked like Jerry Lewis. I could show those pictures with pride. Sure every generation pushes the envelope but modesty is a virtue that shouldnt be mocked. It would be interesting if girls were paddled for the same violations in prior years and didn’t make news until a girl refused to be paddled.

OCR data shows that this school has less a disparity between genders paddled and more paddling than other schools in Alabama second only to Mississippi. The principal’s job will probably be secured but prom dresses won’t become occasions for corporal punishment knowing the school has unjustly been made sport of. You don’t see the 10% of the 17 and 18 year old girls parents having problems with the paddling? But who cares about them when everyone at a distance can get their jollies at their expense.

There is a lot to be proud about Alabama and Im sure this national attention feeds the negative stereotyping. Indisputably the greatest college football coach in the game is Bear Bryant that represented the pride of Alabama (Crimson Tide). TWP can tell you all about college football. Values taught in the south have far too long been ridiculed. Where would the American Way be without them? America’s strength is its diversity and I’m tired of people strong arming the south quite frankly.

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Apr 08, 2010#18
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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What century are these US educational departments living in, putting information on the web in Word .doc format? Don’t they employ any IT staff in the South?

And I’m sorry American Way, but your favourite prom dress would have got the wearer paddled or suspended following the Oxford High Prom. Read the guidelines:

Females must wear evening gowns or cocktail dresses. The dresses cannot be made of transparent material, there cannot be slits more than four inches above the knee and there must be no revealing neck lines or back lines. The dresses can be sleeveless or strapless, provided all body parts from the shoulder to the knee are covered. Girls also can’t wear two-piece dresses with the midriff showing or with removable material covering the cleavage area.

I’m sorry, but that’s a clear violation in the, ahem, ‘cleavage’ area. Three swats or three days suspension. What’s it to be young lady?
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Apr 08, 2010#19
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hello A W:

Did I understand you correctly? You want a URL to my Prom Dress?

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA (Giggle Giggle)

I think NOT!

Besides, I gave it away years ago to a relative and ordered it through a dress shop -Not online.I recall that it was a traditional white long dress that any Southern Belle would love.

And my Prom was 13 years ago this May. How time flies!

Take Care,
Renee
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Apr 08, 2010#20
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way. We posted almost simultaneously so I hadn’t seen your post above when I commented on the short comings of your featured prom dress. You say:

The principal’s job will probably be secured but prom dresses won’t become occasions for corporal punishment knowing the school has unjustly been made sport of.

As a certain tennis player used to say, you cannot be serious! Unjustly made sport of! The school administration deserves to be mocked in all the media in the civilised world! Indeed, as Prof.n points out, with the count already up at over 17000 links on the web, they possibly will be!

Just consider what happened. They let the girls thought to be violating the dress code (and presumably the boys, if indeed any were punished) attend the prom anyway. They really couldn’t have thought the risk was significant, or it would clearly have been their duty to exclude offenders and send them home, to change or to forfeit attendance as may be.

Indeed, there obviously wasn’t much of a problem. As far as is known there were no incidents where young men, driven crazy by the sight of a couple of inches of thigh or a little cleavage, ran amok. Or indeed, where girls, frenzied with lust at the sight of an illicit pair of male shoes, disgraced themselves. Pretty much what you’d expect really, after all these are 17-18 year olds, young adults by most standards. By that age they are quite used to associating with the opposite sex in circumstances a great deal less regulated than a school prom.

And then what did the school do? Several days after the event it fetched out the list of those who’d had their names taken on the night, presented them with the swats/suspension option, allowed the majority to opt for swats and actually paddled them. 17 and 18 year olds in the last few weeks of their time at school! It would almost make more sense if they had paddled them on the night, ludicrous as that would have been! It is incidents like this that make it impossible for school CP to be considered seriously as a sanction in the view of a great many reasonable people, and faced with lunacy like this, who can argue with them?
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Apr 08, 2010#21
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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With 300,000,000 people and 50 states there are community standards that vary widely. Why did Dr Dominum kudos for caning for things I found on their running lists to be of no consequence. I accept it as part of a diversity that I am far more tolerant of Australia then many of the less authentic (I don’t mean you Bob T who I disagree so often with) who pontificate.

Re: Our daughter’s attire was well within the community standards and abided accordingly. Specific rules were given and a few girls (even with greater latitude) were sent home and that’s not an altogether unusual happening. The south obviously is not monolithic because a state that padddles 20% of the nation total would not find her attire offensive in the conservative rural part of Texas. When you hold a position and your travel takes you from state to state you have be sensitive to peoples values. Been there done that.

Those who don’t understand the south will have to laugh a little louder for them to heed the mockery and scorn of the self righteous. The hell with the economy and two wars let’s talk about 17 girls paddled. Get a life.

Renee: I’m sure there must be something that looks like your dress online. . If you found our daughters dress offensive according to your hidden southern location we would know that when in Rome do as the Romans and there would be no problem other than a tantrum or two on our daughters part. All part of the striving for independence and altogether age appropriate.

She wouldn’t be walking up the aisle like the so-called glamorous girls of Hollywood. That says a lot about their values that go unchallenged. Serail polygamy. I suffer not phonies and if the shoe fits so I won’t mention names or dwell on the negative to keep this a Happy Circle..

I loved miniskirts. I love young girls period. These are my college days and I’m sure they were never the attire sanctioned by many places in the bible belt or for that matter below the Mason-Dixon line. Don’t get a heart attack guys. It’s not my courage to submit Ukranian girls who will never be known as Chicken Kiev again.

This is offensive in Oxford AL but not at Oxford University. Vive la difference.

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Apr 09, 2010#22
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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There is a great cultural difference between some social aspects of the South and our life here over the pond. Whilst today many schools do now have the equivalent of Prom Balls , going back in my day it was a rarity.. However what Balls there were didn’t have the same community cachet as the ‘Prom’ which together with ‘yearbook’ and ‘fraternity or sorority’ in some ways marks out the South as all Greek to us Brits.( Come to think of it the Greeks had a lot of paddles on their triremes !).

The first school ball I attended was strangely at the local art college. I was hopeless at school Art Indeed it was the only subject that threatened to bring down my class scores. My girlfriends mother obtained an offer from a friend of hers at the college to allow me to sit in on some extra class provision on a Saturday in which her friend taught remedial basic drawing skills to non art students who wanted to do history of art.. .

I soon picked up some basic skills sufficient for my purpose. However she became quite interested in me when on one occasion , despite my age, I identified the beheading of St. John by Caravaggio which she had on the projector. I didn’t let on it was a tourist trip on holiday a few years before that gave me that knowledge!

When the sessions finished, she offered me a pair of tickets for the college Arts Ball ..she had checked with Merl’s mom this was ok. This was a social event and the first ‘formal’ night we had ever attended … We were however much younger than most at the event . There was a surfeit of drink , including our first cocktails ,and we were , well, soon pretty inebriated .In short we had a great time

Unfortunately the local press were there, and we spent the next week hoping that no -one who knew us got a copy of that local paper. Mercifully the college was in the next door town to ours! Why? Because amongst the pictures was one of this couple looking quite blotto, sharing a late night hot dog ,with a verboten ciggy in her free hand! Moreover the picture also included a person with a fire extinguisher (?!) , large quantities of drink and assorted other ‘bodies’ in different states of distress, which on reflection it may have been wiser to avoid being associated with !!!!!We were , of course , well under age.

We sobered up before returning home, and seemed to pass muster. Nothing was said for some considerable time, but it eventually came out that we hadn’t exactly ‘got away with it’. A ‘concerned’ neighbour had shown my girlfriends mother the paper, but unusually, she felt it was just ‘wild oats’ and something are best forgiven and forgotten…………so no inquest!Just a warning and a free pass that time!

My girlfriend breathed a sigh of relief, for she said back at home she guessed this would have caused real ructions…. but there is a British saying about what you do ‘on your own doorstep’ being a different matter!!!!!

No point in the story except it shows the difference in community values……..I’d hate to think of the consequences at Oxford High in 2010, and this was thirty odd years ago No dress code, no behaviour codes, no civic ‘awareness’, and , of course in Britain fewer kids had cars and fewer could even drive with a pretty high licence age. So again a different set of issues and problems!

Yes American Way, you’re correct that cultures are different, and the expectations of students and parents differ.

And talking of differing values,(stood on stage together!) James Taylor with the Man in Black, now that is an interesting link, let alone the song!!!!

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Apr 09, 2010#23
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Alabama is a state that specifically generates information of discipline by dtudent incident. The language of the report makes me believe that it may be a statewide form that is store in some private office in their department of education. The second form was reported by Corpun but the first I haven’t seen elsewhere. I’ve used the vocabulary used in the report to see if I can find that information made public. The Freedom of Information Act would likely make that publicly available. That may be a good project for Corpun.

It gives you an indication of suspension and corporal punishment sanction and behaviors warranting them.

http://www.conecuh.k12.al.us/attachment … Report.pdf

Corpun Ft Payne Student Incident Report
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StevefromSE5
Apr 09, 2010#24
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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AMERICAN WAY

This is a big ask, but any chance you could share your prom queen’s photo with us? You may remember redheads have always done it for me!

I don’t expect you to reveal yourself in the process, of course, regardless of whether you looked like Jerry Lewis or Jerry Lee Lewis. But, as we don’t know the name of your Kewpie Doll/Southern Belle, her lovely looks are hardly going to cause embarrasment to her.

Re The South-Jerry Lee is from Fereday,La, Little Richard from Macon Ga, and our renowned part-time spanker Elvis was from Tupelo,Ms.

3 good reasons for not trashing folks south of the Mason/Dixon Line or even the Mason/Dixon Lion(as recorded by Duane Eddy, but he was from Corning Ny & recorded for Jamie Records in Pa).

Steve
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Apr 09, 2010#25
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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My prom picture brings back not altogether happy memories and I could leave it like that.

My mother was pregnant out of wedlock with my brother and went by bus from the North to FL just before he shipped out to England for WWII. My mother lived with her folks and my brothers picture was in his helmet and saw him when he was 2 years old upon returning to the states. My uncle said to his siblings who will bring up his deleted expletive child if he is killed over there. This led to bad will or should I say bad blood. 25 years later at my senior prom the daughter of said uncle informed my date that I was colored. I told my prom date she was bigoted when she came out of the restroom enraged that I didnt tell her I was colored. I told her no one uses the word color but if I were black I would be proud of it because Black is beautiful. She said she wasnt bigoted but didnt think the world wasnt ready for a biracial child. I hadnt even made it to first base with her. Nonetheless I invited her to the senior trip but said no for she said she wasnt ready for a relationship.

Sorry to repeat the story but I will add afew details because you mentioned Jerry Lewis but I refused to play Jerry Lewis in the Mad Scientist around the time of that movie at the time in theses skits dhe put on. Playing the planet Saturn with hoola hoops for rings I vowed never again to be humiliated. At 13 that is more than just humiliating. When asked why I wouldnt play Jerry Lewis I said in front of the class for personal reasons and then asked what would they be? I replied if I told you they wouldnt be personal. Then that sister left me bleeding with her fingernails choking me in the corridor hung up with the hangers until I kneed her to the floor. I ran to the principals office crying over and over and over again I didnt mean to do it. She reassured me over and over again you are a good boy. Havent cried since!!!

Through all of this Ive never felt like a victim for I think those defining moments tell you who you are and make you prouder of it. In life there is a pattern of these moments and the less you change the more and more you are sure of whom you are. Do I let it go? No. Do I trust? No. Ive learned putting your faith in anything less than God disappoints. What a lousy way to learn but it is what it is.
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Apr 09, 2010#26
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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AMERICAN WAY

Thanks for that.

Thank God for the internet, where you and I can talk without knowing about the colour of our skins!

Or giving a damn about it if we did find out!

Well, I’m sorry for your Audrey Hepburn lookalike now. She DID miss out on a good thing, my friend!

Steve

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Apr 09, 2010#27
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Here is a slightly diiferent set of comments from a new cur and paste video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozd2osh5rB4

Now 228,000 links on google ! All from one little newspaper report…………
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Apr 10, 2010#28
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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One point we , and the other 228.000 sites can lose sight of is that the prom night at Oxford High , which should be a good memory for its participants, regardless of dress codes and community values , will now forever be remembered for this incident. It may be as Bob T suggested the fault of one ‘Jerk’ but regardless we should , I suggest spare a thought for the other kids.

So in this respect, for all those who attended that event I’ll dedicate the videos below which feature a song whose words , despite their 70’s origin, are , in my mind equally good advice today. I’m posting two versions – Martin Scorses 1976 film featuring the anthemesque version of Dylan backed by the band (last waltz tour), and the alternate faster ‘Roadhouse ‘ version from his planet waves album.

Anthem or Roadhouse take your pick – the message is the same.A track I particularly like, and in the days when I played regularly I could never finish my guitar part on this number without being nearly overwhelmed!

‘Forever Young’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=melUPYJc … re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvTkspOc36Q
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Apr 10, 2010#29
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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There is a factor we might be overlooking and that’s how do the girls feel about being paddled? For argumentation sake let’s say well over half the girls have been paddled for paddling rates are highest the three years preceding high school and then the subsequent four years less so. If 30 girls get paddled a year over seven years in all likelihood you have not been a virgin paddled girl. That large window of opportunity for violating the strict code of conduct given the proclivitoes of youth has to be factored in to understand that the paddling would be less dreaded than say Nancy of trutv who was surprised how benigned it was and was so apprehensive but none the less found the courage to submit.

Pretty girls bending over for the lecherous principal to be paddled are fetish fare for adult content sites and anti-CP fodder. Maybe you’ve seen the cartoons (previously shown) and anything short of a photo like “custom spanking art” fall short of breaking the law for the kids are minors.

Daring girls who push the dress code envelope could be doing so with other rules other than dress codes. Well over half the students in AL go to schools where CP is banned and Calhoun County ranks up with the top. Over a seven year window of opportunity maybe not many girls have escaped the paddle where 4.5% of the students (larger when considering a smaller population within that subcategory) are paddled annually.

Bottom line paddling is no big deal or at least not the big deal in the eyes of other states. Alabama students are not stupid. They know how infrequently used elsewhere. When that many girls are paddled there is less stigma. They will be walking up the stage smiling and shaking the hand of a principal perhaps without the animosity some may project. CP is firmly entrenched and is not likely to fade in certain areas of the south no matter the reaction of others far from the scene. Renee is the dowager of TWP and she is barely 30 so if they have anything to say (as if they wouldn’t) CP will be around longer than most posters here 20 to 25 + years their senior and some old enough to be their folks and heaven forbid their grandparents.

Has anyone thought about what the girls are thinking about as seniors? The paddling is done and over and they’re about the score of their next game or the grade on their next test or the deadline on the next paper or their after school job or their family situations and of course boys. Their graduation memories are not going to be ruined even if there are a billion hits online. School authorities were caught off guard as was the trutv story. Had that girl shut up they’re probably saying to themselves? Arkansas Steve Halter was not plugged into the national media attention his swats would cause. Those who filmed it did as those who are still writing about the prom paddling. I am sure the 17 found at 17 unsurprised at their fate.

There are three ouches and a rub and it wasn’t all that bad for Nancy. Girls backsides in Arkansas are no different than Alabama except the big baby poster child for the childhood obesiety epidenic. Her days in the spotlight are almost over thank goodness.

http://texas.teachers.net/chatboard/top … 57.23.html

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Apr 10, 2010#30
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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As parents we would not have ours paddled after their junior year. It would have been a few years since my daughter had been on the receiving end from my wife and the same with my son. I said Nancy was about the age limit in a previous post. Under no circumstance would we allow her to be on national television. Why see her being punished for being bad?

If it were boys being paddled for coming with wearing T-shirts do you think this would be a story? Face it it’s a cocktail and one of the components is gender. It’s the media dream where the 24 hour cycle over satuarates news. The principal was blind sided by the media. The offense had a lot of alternatives responses. They definitely should be punished. I would have differnt feelings if the girls were told you would be paddled because then you would be dealing with defiance.

Do you think that these are the first girls paddled for revealing clothes? Do you think this was the first time a girl was paddled for revealing clothes outside a school setting? No on both counts. Here I go again. Do I believe it’s a reasonable surmise that something like this occurred before with a few girls. Yes. Do I believe that 17 girls or 10% of the girls were paddled before? Way more than likely not.

That situation happens where there is ambiguity. Remember the parents saw the kids leave for the prom however ill informed about the dress code. They certainly had one when they went to theirs. Another unasked questions were there girls with senior boys who didn’t go to the school? You could do anything about them but bar their entrance. The principal didn’t think it through. IMHO if he were more collegial with the parents and the teachers it would not have happened period. When you don’t do that you act like a jackass. It’s not something you should be fired for nor something he should be proud of. He screwed up. Hey we’re all human.

In fairness Bob T: Well, our next MEMO is TWP’s take on the Prom Dress/Paddling story. Have at it – But it isn’t what you are expecting!” . Hey we’re all human

In fairness Renee some may be as active as Dr Dominum and find time to post. Some may be retired or infirmed. To paraphrase: “Get a life” may seem cruel and unfair in retrospect. Hey we’re all human.

My wife says it actually has improved my writing skills. I’m sure no one here would agree with her. Although she is my worst critic at times.
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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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AW; I don’t think you are right about the ages of girls getting paddled the most. The last time I looked junior and senior girls were opting for swats over detention well over 50% of the time. Usually for tardies or cutting class.
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Apr 10, 2010#32
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Bob T: Stats prove middle school kids are paddled more frequently than high school kids and anecdotally all kids are paddled as often in high schoolwith a slighly more in ninth grade for whatever reason. Maybe making transition to a bigger school and getting use to rules and their youthful silliness may play a part..

Girls choose it well over 50% and and choose suspension more often but not as more frequently than some would expect. I made reference to a high school that only paddled in MS with no recorded suspension. I don’t know of that happening often. I agree children should not be paddled for parking offense in the school lot by that time most are getting too old for that but some parents would disagree on a case by case child basis.

ISS does not mean you’re going to fail a test and flunk. Sure it happens and some may say even rarely is too often but no system is perfect. You can do assigned work with less noise. In the designated classroom you are missing the lecture (somewhat ameliorated if you can get notes) but I think what hurts the most for some is the exclusion of extracurricular activity. That’s unfair if you have a student that could care less about that. Maybe the quarterback gets a free pass without matrices during the season.

Pertains to another thread but how about random cameras like they do for steroids testing in sports to see that the kids are not being abused physically or verbally. In my case it wasn’t always sticks and stones but words. I wouldn’t be comfortable being watched every hour of the workday but if I might watch my language when I stub my toe.
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Apr 18, 2010#33
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I considered the prom paddling a no brainer on the part of the principal. If 10% flunked the dress tests how many will be deterred next year? Will the paddle lead to 100% compliance next year. Were no girls paddled in the previous years? Too many unanswered questions for my liking. I don’t think so and quite frankly I like girls who fought the law. Without naughty girls how would life be? IMHO their testing the limits at 17 or 18 should not have merited them a disciplinary sanction beyond a simple detention. It would have avoided the limelight.

I cannot diagree with the quote below more. I’m sure there will be some here who will disagree with me? But as our Former President George W Bush, said: “Bring em on!”. Shortly thereafer he said he regretted saying it within the context of terrorism at 9/11.

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“Here are the facts as told in the article: The school dress code was published and in place for five years before the recent incident. The students were informed, and they were given the choice to a) wear appropriate clothing, b) not go to the prom, or c) wear questionable clothing and risk disciplinary measures. And because they decided to take the risk of attending while wearing prom clothes that did not meet the school standards, they faced discipline for their actions. And they are surprised? Why is this even news?

Granted the students weren’t ‘trying’ to disobey school policy, but ultimately they did. They wanted to test the limits. But people who violate established standards should be disciplined. Remember the old Sonny Curtis song, “I fought the law and the law won?” If the clothes they wore were even in question, the right thing to do would be to present it to a school official, and get a second opinion BEFORE the dance.” To me, this story represents at least two direct indicators of just how far our culture has fallen:”

In American Way’s mind this you tube song: “I fought the law and the law won by Bobby Fuller” brings back sad memories of Vietnam, the Cong did win, but nobody wins a war and my Senior Prom

Bobby Fuller. Does anyone from this estimable Forum remember him? They were awesome.

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Apr 19, 2010#34
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Enjoy those go go girls from the TV show Shindig.

Bobby Fuller Shindig vintage 60’s
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Apr 22, 2010#35
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Strange? My April 9th posting of Alabama running lists and difference between suspensions and CP from links?
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Apr 22, 2010#36
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Reasonable surmises from the American Way link research on Trey Halladay. Round out there are 190 students, from third link statistics, in the senior class and let’s say 10% don’t go, that means there are 170 students. Of the 85 girls 17 are paddled and one suspendeed, about 80% are in compliance. If the same rules applied in the previous year is it reasonable surmise that you would have 100% compliance? Were any girls paddled from the previous years?

It is interesting to note the principal was a teacher in the Alabama Christian Acadedemy in 2004 and assumed the helm of the public Oxford High School at a relatively young age considering he graduated from high school in 1983 he would be about 38. This was not the first time he made the news about prom attire, the second link is from May 23, 2007. His headache made the girls bottoms sore.

Principal’s Corner Look Left Column

Trey’s Headache Girls Sore Bottoms

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Apr 22, 2010#37
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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If 352 students attended the prom than it would involved conglomerate of Juniors and Seniors, that is totally unfamiliar to me. Maybe Juniors and Seniors were paddled and that wasn’t specifically mentioned or then again they were held to a stricter standard as school examples? Even if a conglomerate, 90% are in compliance how were the girls punished last year? Is it a reasonable surmise that you had 100% compliance? Were their parents asleep at the wheel ot totally in the dark consider three year old story. Maybe the girl who went to the media was the fly in the ointment? Dresses don’t flatter big girls. Do they?

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Apr 22, 2010#38
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way. I shall do a Nelson on your reposting my links (see ‘Headache Night’ in my April 8 2010, 4:51 AM post above) in order to seek your opinion on an interesting point from your link to the Oxford HS Newsletter above.

In the newsletter there is a link to what is described as Updated Dress Codes. Despite the fact that the newsletter is a current one, with dates for April 2010, the ‘updated’ dress code is actually dated Friday, July 18, 2008. However, it often happens that when updating web files people forget to alter dates, so this may be the explanation of that.

Although the dress code does not specifically mention Prom attire it does cover all the points which the unfortunate girls paddled or suspended were said to have breached. It has some interesting features. A credit card is used as a unit of measurement for instance. Strangely dresses or skirts can be not more than a credit card length above the middle of the kneecap, but shorts can be up to 4 inches above the kneecap. Unless US credit cards are bigger than those we have in the UK shorts clearly offer a better option for a girl wishing to show a little leg.

The most interesting point how ever is the penalties for breach of the dress code at the very end of the document:
Disciplinary Action – High School Students

1st Violation – Warning

2nd Violation and 3rd Violation – T.E. (1-3 Days)

4th Violation and subsequent violations – O.S.S. (1Day + 1/each offense)

*Corporal punishment may be substituted for O.S.S if appropriate.
Should we assume that all the girls punished by paddling or suspension had previously broken the school dress code three times already? Or do you think that they could have totted up the necessary four offences in one fell swoop on the night? Dress length, cleavage, open backed top and bare midriff for instance.

Article 11 of the dress code states:
11. The principal or his/her designee will make the final judgment as to whether or not a student’s clothing is appropriate for school wear. Attire for special days and after school activities must be pre-approved by the administration.
The italics are mine. I wonder if the bit about pre-approval has been added to guard agains future Prom problems and further bad publicity for the school.
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Apr 22, 2010#39
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I was going to post that but I would imagine the principal abrogated the policy for that once in a lifetime occasion. They’re some questions that come to my mind, first and foremost, were the girls explicitly warned that they would be paddled for non compliance or was it left vague as they would face severe disciplinary sanction. Fort Payne, and I assume other counties, has a standard form with a list of offenses and maybe this would come under defiance and not dress code. Sending them home would be a logistics problem for many due to transportation needs and it would deprive the boy of his prom, he paid a considerable sum of money after all. When they say a Junior and Senior Prom they could be having two events where the Juniors would not be putting on the Ritz and dressing similar to any extracurricular activity.

http://www.prettyforprom.com/prom-budget.html

I found a date for that prima dona who wouldn’t join her girlfriends and take her medicine. Try paddling that one.

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Apr 22, 2010#40
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Another Lurker,

I think the first answers to your question were contained in part of my post of the 8th April and AW’s of the same date :

I notice in the conduct guidelines for the County which American Way has helpfully referenced the first dresscode violation should be dealt with by sending home , and parental contact. Not swats , and not suspension. Even subsequent offences (2-5) can result in a variety of penalties, swats or suspension included, but also Saturday school and other sanctions. Of course the entire document is rendered near meaningless as the Principal appears to have absolute discretion to make determinations which do not follow the recommended code. The handbook for Oxford High as I note below is not easy to access.

 

American Way replied to this later that day

I was fully cognizant of the offense/sanction matrix policy being abrogated however this may have only meant to be applied to behavior everyday within the confines of the school. Proms are held elsewhere where they represent the school for weal or for woe according to community standards.

I notice Aw has just expanded above on that tonight.

I find that type of catch all provision unsatisfactory. Dress code violations are dress code violations period. If it is considered a more serious offence than that , then clearly warn students of the fact in advance of the offence and tariff.. This doesn’t sappear to have been done.

So it up to the Principal . He’s the law , Geddit ? Simple isn’t it?

Not in 2010.

I remember the late Johnny Cash who suffered from claustrophobia used to tell a story about one night in Mississippi, when he left his hotel for a walk and was picking wild flowers. Picked up by the local police in Starkville he was taken to jail, for some form of local violation – picking the flowers perhaps?

Well he had a bad night , the lock up was unattended, they wouldn’t believe who he was, and he couldn’t get a lawyer (so yes the sweet 5th amendment) He says he nearly went mad, but in the end the result was he badly damaged a very expensive pair of shoes through continually kicking the cell door…he never found out what he’d done, but he was fined $35! He was glad , he said he didn’t decide to pick an apple!!!!

Its called due process! Isn’t it?

Anyway here is Starkville City Jail the San Quentin concert version :

Its easy to say just take the punishment,or as several blogs on the web have done, poke fun at the girl involved, or even blame her mother. I think, and you may disagree, but right or wrong, it took real grit to stand up as she did and face the world .Right or wrong you ‘ve got to admire that.

But there are other issues here, which shouldn’t be avoided

By all means have a dress code if you wish and the community agree, but if it is flouted lets see due process and any penalty matching that normally specified in the code. By any test of fairness or due process , being judged on its own code, I believe the school failed.There may be excuses for that, but but in my mind they are not educationally valid reasons.

You can’t teach your kids to respect a Constitutional system , the courts and written law and then rule by fiat when it suits.Even if you’ve written yourself that right in yourself ……………..thats called fairness and accountability.

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Apr 23, 2010#41
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Follow up on April 9th reports. Interesting Alabama trends?

2005 Ft Payne City2006 Conecuh County2007 St Clair County
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Apr 23, 2010#42
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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It looks like a sure way to get paddled is to defy authority. However whoever did the math and bookkeeping for those reports needs to get a few swats or go back to first grade.
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Apr 23, 2010#43
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Prof. n. You said:

I think the first answers to your question were contained in part of my post of the 8th April and AW’s of the same date

My apologies, you are of course absolutely correct. I realised this when I contemplated querying the issue further. I thought I recalled that someone earlier in the thread had quoted the swats:days OSS equivalence for the school as 3:1. Since the unfortunate girl suspended incurred 3 days OSS I was going to seek confirmation that it was most unlikely that any of the girls paddled would have incurred 9 swats and comment on the unfairness thereof for the girl suspended. In seeking the swats:OSS ratio I realised that you had effectively already answered my original question.

I do wonder if the bit in Article 11 of the dress code that I commented on is a new addition designed to solve the problem in future years:
Attire for special days and after school activities must be pre-approved by the administration.
Presumably a Prom would count as both a special day and an after school activity.

If this is the case though I foresee complications. The young ladies will doubtless wish their prom dresses to be a surprise on the night and probably won’t take kindly to having them pre-vetted with risk of advance disclosure. Possibly facilities will have to be provided whereby the girls take their prom outfits, packaged anonymously, to school and change into them in a specially provided suite manned (or rather, one trusts, womanned ) by a member of the administration who is sworn not to reveal details to anyone else.

Any points of concern requiring modifications will doubtless entail the procedure being repeated until approval is given. At that point presumably the girl will have to be photographed by the staff member in her outfit, probably at least back and front, so that if there is a dispute on the night reference can be made to what was approved.

Sounds like a degree of overkill to me! Surely it would be better to accept that the kids are going to be out of the school’s remit anyway in a week or two and let them get on with wearing whatever they want to wear, simply ensuring that any disorder on the night is quickly dealt with. In practise I suspect that the paddling/OSS will come up again in future years as in view of the 2007 reference I’m guessing that the principal has a bee in his bonnet about this issue.

I note that in your YouTube link Johnny Cash mentioned a ‘curfew’ almost implying that breaking this was the actual offence. Seems unlikely, but I gather almost anything can happen in the South. I’ve heard references to the school bus being parked on the only route through town with its ‘do not overtake’ lights flashing, and deputies poised to extract fines from any out of town motorists who get tired of waiting.
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Apr 23, 2010#44
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Trey Halladay does have a bee in his bonnet. He is too old fashioned. Not everyone dances the same or wears the same things as they did at his 1983 prom. God only knows what they will be wearing in 2019. Dean Martin and the Wrecking Crew 1969. Sharons legendary dance. I was confessing my lusts in my heart in church while remembering my dance with Audrey Hepburn, at least I was trying. Damn that Charles Manson.

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Apr 23, 2010#45
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Another Lurker,

I couldn’t disagree with your views .

Just for the record I suspect the 3:1 ratio for OSS paddling has I think come from a misreading of the Shelly Gaspersholm case. In the case this tariff which was specific to Dunn High School N. Carolina, related to ISS/ swats. Shellly was technically due 9 when she agreed to be paddled, in reality the VP decided to be a little kinder/less severe (depending on your viewpoint), and give her only six .

However I have noticed the habit , particularly in non Southern US sources to quote this equivalence as some universal law, which is was not. I believe today the equivalence is often more like one swat per day OSS, which is , of course something of a different kettle of fish.
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Apr 23, 2010#46
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Sorry fellow the third link didn’t work. How does this work for you?

The Wrecking Crew Sharon Tate Dance Scene 1969
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Apr 24, 2010#47
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hello;I’m wondering if it might be possible to email any of the young women who were paddled for their prom dresses.But only if they are 18 or older now of course.And what year did this take place?Tom
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Apr 24, 2010#48
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Tom I don’t think your posting this is a good idea. It sounds like you’re nurturing a fantasy.
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Apr 24, 2010#49
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Tom probably thought he was being very discrete. LOL. We call them “one handed typists” AW.
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Apr 24, 2010#50
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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It would be interesting to have a real update on the prom dress paddling parade, when did it take place, at the dance ? or more likely sometime later at school ? Also how many swats etc, to verify if the 3 to 1 ratio has any substance.

What I find incongruous was if the dresses “not suitable” why were the girls allowed to attend the dance ? Does it suddenly make the dresses suitable for the dance so long as the girls agree to be paddled ? OK, I do agree there could be a “border line” case, where a reminder paddling might serve the purpose rather than being overly severe and not letting the girl attend the dance. But basically, the dresses were either suitable or not, and that was the point being made by the staff. I cannot see there being 18 border line cases, but if there were, then it would have been wisest to let it slide, rather than arranging a paddling parade.

Has there been any comments from any of the girls ? Were they “trying it on” knowing they were pushing the boundary’s of the dress code, or did they think them entirely suitable. What did they think of being paddled, fair and worth the risk, or totally unfair ?

I should imagine with all the furore it has aroused, that the girls have been told, in no uncertain terms NOT to talk about it in any way, probably with the threat of grade marks being reduced or refused.
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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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By the way, my previous post was typed with BOTH hands !

 

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Apr 24, 2010#52
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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You are right. I think the Principal like paddling senior girls. The paddlings took place the following school day by the Principal. The girls had three choices that night. Either go home and change or take 3 swats or 3 days suspension. The one girl who chose suspension is the girl who went to the newspaper with her story.

The Principal’s reasoning was “he didn’t want to sens them home and ruin their prom”. Well if you went to a school that uses cp your evening was already ruined as soon as knew you were getting swats. It’s the kind of thing that preys on your mind if you know what I mean.
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Apr 24, 2010#53
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Bob,

On this one I agree with you entirely. If this guy really was worried about the ‘social cachet’ of the occasion he would have got his home economics teachers out with credit cards(???!!!)or tape measure , needle and thread etc. .

If he saw it as ‘disobedience or disrespect’ he should have just sent the kids home regardless. These kids had little time left in school to paddle them was a deliberate choice, and deliberate disregard of his own code. To me the final piece of evidence is the fact that he apparently didn’t get a woman to do it. Normal procedure be hanged, he must have known , unless he lacks all common sense, what might happen if the press got to hear.

No he’d had years as we now know to get this right .Sorry, in my book, completely unjustifiable. At best a persoanl crusade, at worst , well many blogs have filled in the blanks.

Oh! and also you are 100% right . If you ever do have to give swats or the cane , please get it over quick, the wait would, as you say spoil the evening.

Finally I noted on the scorecards for the school on the various ‘rating sites’ whilst overall the school does well, the quality of the Principal is pretty universally the lowest score awarded – in one case jointly with the schools approach to discipline..
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Apr 25, 2010#54
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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When the story of 17 girls being paddled fade there should be a historic Alabama prom news story that never does. No amount of spin can expunge this ugly page. The sad thing is that some will agree with the principal and buy his protestaions of innocence. I don’t. Walk a mile in my shoes. 1968 Prom.

The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know

Revonda Bowen: Beautiful America http://revonda.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/128/

Renee, et. al., are you familiar with this name and her story? She was the Rosa Parks of your generation IMHO?

By far the most infamous prom principal story in our shameful history came from the state of Alabama in 1994. Revonda Bowen, the biracial mistake (does that frost me) encounter with the Principal Hulond Humphries.

Within the article linked below there is a mention of school corporal punishment for the legion who feel I spend too much off topic posting.

Karren Parker, an 18-year-old black senior at RCHS, estimates she got paddled nearly 100 times throughout her school years – for anything from speaking in class to wearing tight pants. Two years ago she got into a fight with a teacher and was sent to Humphries to get three licks with his wooden paddle. And when the round-faced Parker, then two months pregnant, turned for her paddling, she says Humphries asked her, “Why can’t you black girls be more like white girls and not have so many babies?” Humphries has denied the statement, saying he didn’t know she was pregnant.

But white students say they got paddled just as often as blacks. “And maybe more so,” says Bryant Heard, a white student who graduated in 1994. “Me and my friend got more paddling than all the black people in the school.” The friend to whom he refers, James Gilbert, adds: “I mean, it was just part of his job. [The blacks] kinda blew things out of proportion. I guess it’s ’cause they ain’t disciplined at home more.”

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New York Times Story

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Apr 25, 2010#55
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I am sure that most people will work it out for themselves, but in case anyone has problems with the last of American way’s three links above, the correct link is:

Paddle Happy Principal

Don’t miss it. The title that American Way has given it doesn’t, in my opinion, do it justice. A fascinating glimpse into what is, for those of us in the UK, an alien society and way of life!
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Apr 26, 2010#56
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Fascinating glimpse? Put this one on for size!!! One school three proms as in black, white and brown. That’s not the American Way. It makes me boiling mad. I’ve linked to their explanations but it doesn’t pass muster with me. Whatever happened to the red, white and blue? Second link shows the schools paddling incidences; it has 520 paddlings. Little wonder when you read their student code in their handbook. I looked it up and there are 745 students at the school.

The mother of all paddling schools is Randolph Clayton High School with 1,258 paddlings. Keep in mind there are only 180 days in a school year and on 513 students. No child’s behind left behind. They don’t need physical education, they do enough exercises just bending over. The third link shows the liberty the school can apply corporal punishment at Toombs County via their student handbook.

Bob T: I’m not asking TWP what they think of segregated proms and paddling numbers and student codes but I don’t blame you for wondering. I’m not picking on them for I have suffered by guilt by association; geography being one of them. Strangely the handbooks show the school administration abiding technically by civil rights regulation and stranger still teachers can recite the pledge of allegence and countenance all this.

I was under the impression that readers of this estimable Forum had enough of paddling statistics. Georgia has the newest data not published by the Office for Civil Rights. I want us all to be a Happy Circle.

http://www.amren.com/news/news04/04/12/ … eprom.html

http://old.chronicle.augusta.com/storie … 2023.shtml

http://www.toombs.k12.ga.us/tchs/TCHS_s … ndbook.php

In keeping with the Latino and African Prom in Georgia I hope you enjoy this video. Music sooths my agitated soul.

 

 

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Apr 26, 2010#57
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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AW; If you read TWP’s first post in Aug. 08 maybe it is their second post they write about how students should behave to avoid getting paddled. Their advise is to stay away from troublemakers because they will be guilty by association. The court has no problem finding you guilty by association. I can attest to that personally. So if they can paddle you for being with the wrong crowd, I can’t see any reason not to paint them with the same brush. I noticed they don’t like it when the shoe is on the other foot though.

They should have totally distanced themselved from the jerk Principal who paddled those girls. I think we all know why he did it. The girls at TWP defended the dress code. This had nothing to do with the dress code. This had to do with that guy wanting to paddle senior girls. TWP has their head in the sand on that issue.

Send them a link to this thread. I’ll handle it. After all we can say what we want and they can’t paddle us.LOL
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Apr 26, 2010#58
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Bob T: You’re spot on about him being a jerk. He has his isssues and I echo that comment but given his 2007 comments about prom dresses he has a bee in his bonnet as well. This is much more than a a public relations problem. Simply invoking community standards cannot justify Memphis and it can’t justify this. There are many problems I have here albeit as an outsider IMHO: Him paddling the girls when woman were available. Him assuming that every girl was defiant for that is the only box that he could check on the Alabama perpertrator report. Him not realizing that with their graduation imminent would cast a pale over their pending graduation.

Did he accrue sexual pleasure. I will give him the benefit of the doubt on this but not give him a free pass either. Those who are the first to cry pervert are the last to acknowledge that three time as many boys are paddled than girls. Did it explicitly state that there was no female witness to the event? I’m not sure by county policy but certainly advisable and most likely the practice almost everywhere elsewhere judging by Corpun list of handbooks.

Parents and teachers may not consider it in their best self interests to cross the principlal if he is not collegial and communicative. Did he do it with a sense of righteouus indignation based more on his Christian values of modesty and spare the rod? Most likely. I believe a public school should be preparing a child for being a citizen in this world and not for the next.

Those young ladies should be allowed to wear the same clothes as freshman in college at their closest state college and university dances. They should not be allowed to dress like Paris Hilton but they shouldn’t be expected to be dressed as if they were freshman at Bob Jones University or Eucon College that I agree with Colin Farrel may be asking perhaps paddling them.

Long and short. TWP is so tired of defending rightly the reasonable (perhaps not in your eyes Bob) they assume is happening more often than probably is happening. Benefits of doubts shouldn’t be infinite regressions. Beyond a reasonable doubt there are mitigating circumstances but not that many that many to justify avid justifications on either side UNTIL MORE FACTS ARE KNOWN and I hope we can agree on that.
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Apr 26, 2010#59
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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AW; It has been my life long experience that Religious Zealots and “the deeply religious” are the WORST hypocrites you will ever meet. They use God and religion to justify anything they do and they twist the words in The Bible to suit their needs. Most of the wars fought throughout history were over religion.

This Principal’s actions are as clear as day to me. He likes to use his paddle and he particularly likes to paddle girls. Wait and see. After school is over and these girls have graduated they will feel free to talk.

There might be more boys paddled than girls but that is just because girls are a lot more careful to either behave or not get caught.
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Apr 26, 2010#60
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Please enlighten me. On what day were they paddled an by the principal himself and with or without witnesses?Specifically when did the story change from about 25 to 18? Was their wiggle room in the estimate or wiggle room in the dress. Not to be a wise ass but image Google prom dress and then picture yourself an 18 year old saying. Huh? Worse still for them Google Oxford High School.

Why was there no mention that in previous years there were any violations or how they were punished? Was it a case of we haven’t paddled and unless we up the ante the violations will continue for the ensuing year? Oxford AL kids are computer savvy and they know how big a story frenzy they are a part of and unfortunately they won’t be talking about the things that other young ladies talk about. There is one prom and sadly this will be on the mind of some on graduation day. Track and tennis gear are not prom garb but the boys have seen the flesh of almost all the girls in the senior class. There are 364 days of the year to act on the lust that the principal is protecting them from. Even President Jimmy Carter lusted for them.

There is a troublesome pattern I’m detecting by some of our estimable Forum that like LBJ days, they know more than we so Vietnam is right and I’m wrong until we are assessed by them. Like Memphis I hope that TWP, prof n, Bob T and yours truly that we can agree to agree that there were more wrong things that occurred than right. There are no long lasting self appointed deities with divine right of kings anywhere whether in the family or by extension in loco parentis. Do you think there will be a girl paddled at next year’s prom? Venture a guess?
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Apr 27, 2010#61
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way. You say:

Why was there no mention that in previous years there were any violations or how they were punished?

I’m puzzled. On April 22 2010 at 8:08 PM above you posted this link which doesn’t seem to work now (I confess I didn’t try it at the time because I thought it was the same as one I’d already posted – see below).

Trey’s Headache Girls Sore Bottoms

Why did you give the link that title? Did you find some evidence that there was corporal punishment on that occasion in 2007 despite your later query quoted above suggesting the contrary?

I’d also posted a link to that Education Week article in this thread, on April 8 2010 @ 4:51 AM above. However it only led to the beginning of the article on a page requiring a subscription. Happily Education Week don’t seem too clever on on-line security, and here is the full article unrestricted by any demand for subscription.

A total of 47 dresses ‘sewn up’ by the task force of home economics teachers on the door – too much cleavage according to the ever vigilant Mr Trey Holladay! However no mention of any paddling by Mr Holladay or anyone else at Oxford High on that occasion.

There is a great deal about the precautions taken by other Principals on Prom nights. Breathalysers (everybody or random), searches of vehicles, criminal record checks on out-of-school guests, pre-interviewing all out-of-school guests etc., etc. I thought these things were supposed to be fun!
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Apr 27, 2010#62
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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This dress she wore on another ocassion, Oxford MS is not Kiev you know. As perspicaciouly noted there is a bee in the bonnet that may have led to the sting in the bottom in prior years or maybe not? He may have been called on to paddle so frequently during his tenure that chore had become as onerous that it became a headache. If that would be the case there would be no shortage of unqualified applicants for the position of vice-principal for delegation. Can someone link me to the fact that proves that he did not delegate the paddling to a female member, perhaps a put upon member of the home economics department who must have had a headache as they faced their daunting task; this too would be a position where there were be no lack of male applicants. he did not He did know those girls and watched then grow into their prom dresses since they were freshman so there should have been a hesitancy on avuncular gtounds as well. as well as profesional reason not to gain venereal pleasure from the task if he indeed prtsonally did it. . I do not believe either because of his professionalism and he watchavuncular Lastly, can someone explained to me why a link does not require registration initially and the later does? Did anyone earlier to the time I post get through without being blocked. What would cause that?

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Apr 27, 2010#63
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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It may have bee in the bonnet headache that led to the sting in the bottom in prior years or maybe not? He may have been called on to paddle so frequently during his tenure that paddling has become an onerous task. If that would be the case there would be no shortage of unqualified applicants for the position of deputy headmaster or what we say here vice-principal in fairness I have given Mr. Holladay the benefit of the doubt unlike some here who would object however many hands he uses to swing the paddle.

Should you not say here of Oxford what you say of Melbourne? Dr Dominum caned a girl so what’s the big deal so why all this impugning of motives? Take it from this Honorary Member it is unworthy of this estimable Forum. That kind of stereotyping annoys me as well as it does Renee I’m sure. For crying out loud knock it off. Give us here in the States a break. Seriously, there would be a female witness present in all likelihood or chances are one of the 17 girls would be placed on the DNP list even in Alabama by an objecting parent.

I wonder if one of the girls paddled was named Susanna as I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee; the song starts at 5:50. The Kiev police officer had a daunting task to prepare these girls for the prom.

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May 25, 2010#64
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Instument of Correction

In any Calhoun County school office there is at least one paddle available to administrators. Each is hand-crafted of wood by the systems maintenance department.

School policy insists all have smooth surfaces and be of appropriate size and length.

Read more: Anniston Star – Three strikes and you’re sore A look at corporal punishment in area schools. Three Strikes You’re Sore

Oxford AL, of course, is in Calhoun County but whether they use that particular paddle is an unknown but one must wonder why the local newspaper chose that one. I haven’t found one quite like it but I’m not willing to conceded, at this point, it was not the one the girls encountered as their instrument of correction. That paddle belongs in the kitchen. I must say it is one of the fattest (more than ample to paddle the reluctant Erica, the prima dona so broad of beam, who chose the suspension.

It is good to see the home economics department and the maintenance department putting their expertise in use.

I must say it is one of the fattest (more than ample to paddle the reluctant Erica, the prima dona so broad of beam, who chose the suspension.

Pertinent information concerning Alabama law.

Alabama Law

Lighter Side: Three Strikes Youre Sore Baseball. Click here
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May 26, 2010#65
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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A picture of the Principal with three videos that I hope this Happy Circle will enjoy.

Principal

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May 27, 2010#66
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Cheerleaders are usually girls cheering male football or basketball athletes. My all male college didn’t have a football team but had all male cheerleaders for their basketball team. They didn’t do acrobatics but led the cheering through a megaphone with chants and songs.

The pastor of my parish school, a wonderful man, would not allow cheerleaders for he believed sports should be about watching a game and not a floor show. Irony of ironies, after he died an all girl school was named in his honor and they were noted for winning cheer competitions.

These diversions may be annoying but those less familiar with the American Way may find them enjoyable at best and informative at worst.

Cheeerleaders face perils that other athletes may not be aware of.

Perils of Cheerleading
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May 28, 2010#67
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I also got padddled at a prom for the samr thing, but done diferently.

One of the female teacher saw me and came over to where I was and said
this is not according to the school rules, please follow me to the Principal
office. When I arrived , the teacher got the school handbook and showed me the passage dealing with the school dress code. She told me that if I wanted to stay at the prom. I would get paddled
by her, also I only had five minutes to decide.

After five minutes, the teacher with paddle in hand asked for my decision. The paddle was
about 18 inches and 4 inches wide and very thick. I did agree to the paddling and I was told to bend over the back of the chair and place my hands flat on the seat, do not remove until I tell you to move them. I did confirm what she told me. She moved my feet about 18 inches apart and she began. First lick was not hard, but each lick following it became harder and harder.After the last lick (5), by butt was on fire (felt like). She told me that I could raise up to a standing position.
If I wanted to go back to the prom , it was OK. I did go but preferred not to sit down.

End of story, sad but true. Kimberly
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May 28, 2010#68
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Kimberly wrote
After five minutes, the teacher with paddle in hand asked for my decision. The paddle was
about 18 inches and 4 inches wide and very thick. I did agree to the paddling and I was told to bend over the back of the chair and place my hands flat on the seat, do not remove until I tell you to move them. I did confirm what she told me. She moved my feet about 18 inches apart and she began. First lick was not hard, but each lick following it became harder and harder.After the last lick (5), by butt was on fire (felt like). She told me that I could raise up to a standing position.
If I wanted to go back to the prom , it was OK. I did go but preferred not to sit down.

End of story, sad but true. Kimberly

If your dress was inappropriate before you were paddled surely it remained inappropriate after. I can not see how paddling you mended anything. Those who turn up at a school function in an unfit state should be turned away rather than punished and then allowed to attend.
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May 28, 2010#69
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Still another OTT prom story from the American Way!!! As a coutesy to the sisters of no mercy we dropped by the convent to the thrill the nuns seeing us in out our tux and the girls in their dresses. My girl (bigot) wore a shawl (didn’t even come close to showing cleavage) that came off before she stepped off the convent steps. She wore gloves.

Subsequently a sister of mercy told me that she was consider risqué because she wore spaghetti straps revealing her shoulders. Like the Hollywood stars walking down the red carpet or the debutante at at the ball it is a rite of passage where the girls can be a little bit naughty and IMO great latitude should be given, but that’s not my call, when in Oxford do as the Oxfordians…

To avoid drinking and driving the kids have fun activities that keep them up to 5:00 am. Riding the mechanical bull is my favorite. The girls change from dress to jeans when they stride the mechanical bull.

Good grief. Oxford AL should have rented a robo spanker. Look at the fun Jenny missed out on. Wrong tome and the wrong side of the pond.

If you think this is a lot of bull just click.

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American movies were replete with the subjugation of girls through their teen years, the most famous being Shirley Temple evolution from a baby to a teenager. I was proud to know she became a Congresswoman, prior a Speaker of the House, as I was that another actor, Ronald Reagan who became Governor of California and later POTUS, aka, the leader of the free world for that too is the American Way.

A scholarly book with this cover from a promotional poster of Kiss and Tell is published in the second link. Interesting to not that a not so bored look upon the moment of contact, found in the second link, it costs the child stars anatomy the same pain.

From what she wrote this may have been her last spanking since not being spanked from her boyhood. At a wedding recently a grandmother ordered a Shirley Temple at the bar for a teenager and the bartender had no clue, was that common parlance over there for a a non-alcohol drink?

On a lighter for TWP benefit, Shirley got spanked for a pebble and not for shooting elastic. Not to open an old discussion, though I know it was an announced offense meriting severe punishment, I still think that was a stretch. No pun intended.

http://www.seraphicpress.com/archives/2 … temple.php

http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/ … >Scholarly point of view

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May 28, 2010#70
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Thtat’s a first my posts getting mixed. The hot link was totally unexpected, so please take down Shirley Temple’s picture.

American movies were replete with the subjugation of girls through their teen years, the most famous being Shirley Temple evolution from a baby to a teenager. I was proud to know she became a Congresswoman, prior a Speaker of the House, as I was that another actor, Ronald Reagan who became Governor of California and later POTUS, aka, the leader of the free world for that too is the American Way.

A scholarly book with this cover from a promotional poster of Kiss and Tell is published in the second link. Interesting to not that a not so bored look upon the moment of contact, found in the second link, it costs the child stars anatomy the same pain.

From what she wrote this may have been her last spanking since not being spanked from her boyhood. At a wedding recently a grandmother ordered a Shirley Temple at the bar for a teenager and the bartender had no clue, was that common parlance over there for a a non-alcohol drink?

On a lighter for TWP benefit, Shirley got spanked for a pebble and not for shooting elastic. Not to open an old discussion, though I know it was an announced offense meriting severe punishment, I still think that was a stretch. No pun intended.

http://www.seraphicpress.com/archives/2 … temple.php

http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/ … >Scholarly point of view

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May 28, 2010#71
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Those readers who have clicked the second link in American Way’s post above will have been disappointed to be taken back to the top of this “Prom Paddling Update” page, instead of to the the expected image from www.iupress.indiana.edu

To see the intended link, click here.
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May 28, 2010#72
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Am I alone in thinking that despite Alan Turing’s timely intervention, with its rapidly multiplying picture hot links and bits of previous posts mysteriously nested within subsequent posts, this thread has become slightly surreal? Or has American Way been overdoing it on a mechanical bull?
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May 29, 2010#73
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Keeping it surreal Riding the mechanical pheasant. Miss Great Britain 2009.

Sophie Gradon

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May 29, 2010#74
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Well done American Way! I don’t know how you find these things but a mechanical pheasant is truly surreal, and as for Miss GB riding it …………

Mind you, one should never underestimate the dangers posed by game birds (the pheasant that is, not Miss GB ). One autumn I was viciously attacked by a crazed red grouse every time I attempted to use my favourite route up onto Kinder Scout (a Derbyshire high moorland area). Only me though, other people could pass completely unscathed, much to their amusement. I am sure the fact that prior to the first attack I had been idly imitating the bird’s characteristic goback goback call had absolutely nothing to do with its subsequent dislike of me!
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May 29, 2010#75
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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“In America, a Miss-Anything showing up in her bikini thats not onstage at the time would start a controversy. In the UK, Miss Great Britain Sophie Gradon doing a bikini spread while wearing her tiara is not only expected, but pretty bloody hot.”

Beyond Hollywood

Morpeth Herald

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Jun 09, 2010#76
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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For paddling rates it’s often a function of who is principal that can stem the general downward trend. A paddling principal impacts the raw numbers often not shown by generalities. Also, disabilities did not play a factor in 2000 rates as a category.. Check out the data now that it has been easier to access even Timpson TX or Oxford AL or Grand Prairie or Timpsin TX of renown. 2008 data was skipped so 2010 may soon follow. The 25% gender doesn’t hold true and that may be more a factor of enforcement than behavior or the nature of the code of conducts being easier or harder to abide by gender. For example, puritanical (IMO) dress codes.

http://ocrdata.ed.gov/Projections_2006.aspx
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Jun 09, 2010#77
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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“That may be a good project for Corpun.” (American Way)

Ha ha ha! You think I don’t have enough on my plate already! I cannot keep up with everything as it is.

But if someone else would like to do it, I shall be happy to consider publishing the details of their analysis.

By the way, what is a prom? As far as I know it is a promenade, as at the seaside, or as in “Promenade concerts” at the Albert Hall. I infer that in America it is some sort of formal school dance. This is all news to some of us over here.
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Big John MOI
Jun 09, 2010#78
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Prom at Hove – my kinda prom.

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Jun 10, 2010#79
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Colin Farrell. You say:

Nice try, clearly like me you adopt the High Court Judge ‘and who is David Beckham?’ approach when encountering the more unpalatable aspects of the Americanisation of the UK.

Sadly though, neither of us can escape the fact that just as schools here are now flooded with ‘counsellors’ and ‘support staff’ to cope with distraught teachers and pupils if a child slips and grazes a knee in the playground, many secondary schools now have ‘proms’ to mark the end of the fifth form year, and another for those leaving after the sixth form.

They are indeed ‘formal school dances’ of a type. In the case of the younger age group particularly, children, especially the girls, dress up in costumes totally inappropriate to their tender years, hire (or at least their parents hire) silly and expensive transport, such as the ridiculous and dangerous ‘stretch limos’ now cluttering up the roads, to take them to the location, and arrange to go on to parties before and after where they can consume the drugs and alcohol not allowed at the actual event.

Never let it be said that Another_Lurker is a grumpy old man!
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Jun 10, 2010#80
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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There seems to be unanswered questions. How long after the prom were the girls paddled? One blogger seemed certain it was five days. Maybe the wait was no big deal for 12 years in that school system many of the girls would not be unfamiliar with a paddling unlike Erica who flaunts herself on the internet in various states of undress slutty (IMO) dresses and was unfamliar.. Can someone give me a url indicating the time interval? Also was there a witness of the same gender present? It’s not required but seems to be the prevailing custom. Maybe a missed a story. The story has fallen off the front pages but may reappear on the 1st anniversary of the prom in 2011 but I doubt it for it became a public relations disaster. On the other hand the policy may not be abrogated for the younger siblings may consider it unfair snd the principal seems inflexible from his prior behavior.

Blogger seemed authoritative:

YoureAnIdiot says:

May 15, 2010 at 9:30 pm

First of all, they were given the option of the paddling 5 days after prom. Secondly, if you think any student enjoys getting paddled, youve got another thing coming.
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Jun 10, 2010#81
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Five days as the period between prom and punishment was quoted just after the incident on a couple of feminist blogs from North of the Mason Dixon, on what authority I couldn’t determine, so at the time I didn’t post it . Perhaps that where your blogger got it from ?

On the issue of prom dresses, don’t be too hard on Erica. Look at what the web is trying to see as suitable

http://www.bestpromdresses.com/shop/prom.php

Notice the models are all pretty much of a ‘type’ as well , not at all like Erica!

In my view,these kids are soft touches for the rag trade and what the ubiquitous celebrity magazines. Those girls are largely a product of the consumer society, not real free will.I wonder if anyone ever paddled Paris Hilton for her dress taste ? Hers is far more dubious than poor Erica’s ! By all means blame the parents , but the school , if it wants standards should have followed good practice and asked the girls and boys to get their wear approved or altered in advance. According to the blogs this is very common practice in the bible belt . Given his previous record of problems with similar issues we have the right to ask why the Principal hadn’t the sense to follow this established practice , or did he prefer punishment to prevention? (:

As to the sex of the witnesses. There is no reason if you consult the staffing list why paddling of girls couldn’t be carried out by a woman , let alone witnessed by one , assuming ,of course. someone was prepared to do the deed.Given its deep south I doubt all the women on staff disapprove of giving licks. With the number involved and the natural sensibilities…… no, this guy knew exactly what he was doing, and if he couldn’t foresee the furor : he hasn’t in my view the judgment to be a Principal.

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Jun 10, 2010#82
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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prof n: I know how much you are against the wait from your previous post. Perhaps they give the kids time to consider like Booneville or maybe they do it on Fridays prior to Saturday detentions. I wonder if their minds were probably on the joy of the impending graduation than the paddling they had in store. Maybe some of the girls who complied with the strictness of the dress code (most teenagers want to push the envelope in my experience) weren’t too sorry for the girls. that

Thanks for the advice about registration although it didn’t change matters I still have to expunge the checkmark. I have to do that with my email address so it’s no big deal. Why Shirley Temple I’ll never know? She recently turned 82 and had her share of spankings growing up as one the richest girls in America. She lost the part of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz to a clearly better singer who was 6 years older than was intended for the part. Judy Garland had to wear clothes to hide her adolescent development. What a tragic life she lived in contrasts.

Shirleys Bio: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1306784/bio

To another matter: Paris Hilton – Prom Dress didnt go to her prom so bought this dress later in life.

Paris Hilton Prom Dress

Prior to the age when she went to her prom she was a product of Catholic School. After her short trip to the Big House she had this to say to Larry King (long time TV interviewer) in excerpts.

KING: You were spotted, I think, holding a Bible or something? Did you take…

HILTON: Yes.

KING: … a Bible with you?

HILTON: Yes, I did. Well, actually, you weren’t allowed to bring one in, but…

KING: Not allowed?

HILTON: … I ordered one off the commissary list.

KING: You aren’t allowed to bring books in?

HILTON: You can’t bring anything in, nothing.

KING: Are you a religious person?

HILTON: I’ve always been religious. I went to Catholic school as a child. And I’ve always had a sense of spirituality, but even more so now after being in jail.

KING: Did you read the Bible in jail?

HILTON: Yes.

KING: What’s your favorite Bible passage?

HILTON: I don’t have a favorite, but…

KING: You read it every day?

HILTON: In jail, I read a lot.

KING: Going to go to mass?

HILTON: Yes.

KING: All right. We’re going to see a new Paris Hilton.

HILTON: Yes.
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Jun 10, 2010#83
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way,

As to Larry King …..I wait to see the proof!!!!!I know I’m a cynic(!)

I do find the five days delay , if its true , odd Why could he need it ? No appeals , or anything similar , indeed as we have agreed before paddling or suspension was only justifiable by reclassifying the offence as something other than a clothing infraction. The staff tell the girls on the night they will be punished,presumably they were told the nature of the offense, and gave them the choice . ( well presumably the Principal knew what he was going to do, he had years to make up his mind after all!).

Unless that is he actually faced opposition from staff from those who had a little more perspicacity than him. This isnt about appeals and due process which I know you feel strongly about , so why wait ?

If it is true I find it odd and thats why I didnt repeat it after I first read it .Leaving appeals aside , all educationalists I think would agree that punishment , if it is to be effective, and I doubt this was, should take place as close to the offense as possible .
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Jun 11, 2010#84
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Id like to dedicate this track to the Principal , staff and board members of the High School in Oxford Alabama, oh and not forgetting Erica of course!

For those who might not be familiar with the piece it comes from the Album Various Positions by Leonard Cohen, which for some inexplicable reason was released by Columbia in Europe but not in the States.

It was in due course released in the States through Passport records , a subsidiary of Jam records , and later added to Cohens discography by Columbia belatedly in 1995. It contains a number of very successful tracks including Hallelujah and If it be your will.

I thought the fatalism of the album and particularly of this track might appeal to the traditional viewpoint of the Deep South .It does come from one of Cohens more absoulutist periods and works, After all the law is the law , is it not, whether school code or society ?

The track is entitled The Law Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-BS4N6g2o4
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Jun 11, 2010#85
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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From what I can gather the kids have a period (why it’s beyond me) to choose the alternative like Booneville. I’ve been told that delays, while not the rule, are by no means the exception. From Facebook anecdotal accounts for Christian schools as well as Memphis Charter and Chambertlain Military, reserve a day is what I gather. I wonder if paddling a child on a Sunday would be considered servile labor on a Christian school?

This is pretty cut and dry situation so there would be no need for appeals except through the intervention of a nurse due to health reasons for a delay. I wouldn’t be surprised if the principal himself paddled the girls with a female witness. He’s the one who gets his knickers atwist about theese matters.

True, educatational theorists would disagree with delay, then few of them would approve of paddling and even more so at that age. Nationwide overwhelmingly they would be aghast. How many southern colleges and universities teach education majors about administering corporal punishment except perhaps how to avoid a lawsuit? I don’t think many young teachers or coaches paddle anymore. Less and less of them have been on the receiving end so it seems a reasonable surmise that less and less of them would be on the giving end. Colleges have become places where there are cultural exchanges and the paddling districts are petering out. I’m not sure if TWP would agree but they as young educators are a dying breed.

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Jun 11, 2010#86
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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The dance was on Saturday 3/27 and the numbers dipped quite a bit from about 25 in the March 31st local paper so maybe there was a different sanctioned assessed for some.

Local paper
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Jun 11, 2010#87
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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What does he have over his shoulder?

Oxford High School Principal
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Jun 12, 2010#88
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way. I’m puzzled! You say above of the video of Trey Holladay, Principal of Oxford High School, Alabama:

This can mean either:

or

In neither case do I see anything out of the ordinary. Here is a screen grab<a rel=”nofollow”> from the video.

In the former case he appears to be wearing a black high neck fleece jacket, partly unzipped, with the broadcast microphone clipped to the zip. Under that is a conventionally collared dark coloured shirt, open at the neck, and under that a white singlet. Nothing unusual there I think.

In the latter case on the desk behind him, seen over his shoulders, are a polished wood magazine or document holder and the edge of what is probably an LCD monitor screen on our left, and some papers wedged against the end of a polished wood desk space saver on which stands a calculator?, or is it a telephone?, on our right. Again, nothing unusual.

Or, like the paddle on the desk in the Kentucky schoolroom in the </a>Instruments of correction thread last night, have you spotted something I’ve missed?
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Jun 12, 2010#89
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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It’s a telephone, as a quick fast forward through the video has just revealed.
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Jun 12, 2010#90
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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A_L

Sadly though, neither of us can escape the fact that just as schools here are now flooded with ‘counsellors’ and ‘support staff’ to cope with distraught teachers and pupils if a child slips and grazes a knee in the playground, many secondary schools now have ‘proms’ to mark the end of the fifth form year, and another for those leaving after the sixth form.

It’s worse than that

If Mummsie can’t impress with dropping their darlings at the school gates with the latest 4×4 ,lashing out on a limosine, expensive prom dress, tuxeodos and all the rest of the trimmings for their 7 year old must be the next best thing to keeping little Chardonnay or Chayse in the style they’ve grown to accustom to.

 

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Jun 13, 2010#91
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Thank you Ketta. Oh dear, it’s far worse than I thought! One can’t help observing this sort of stupidity at secondary schools, but I’d no idea it was happening in primary schools as well. Fortunately salvation is at hand. It will be interesting to see how much of this nonsense is still going on in two years time when the financial stringencies necessary to keep this bankrupt nation out of the clutches of the IMF have begun to bite.

There is even a happy side to the inevitable. It will probably save lives. Sooner or later one of those ‘stretched limousines’ full of happy kids on the way to/from a prom is going to be involved in a major RTA with inevitably high casualties. Anybody who’s driven behind one and watched it struggling to negotiate 60mph bends at 20mph knows that and now the authorities are waking up to it, though not nearly fast enough. Any parents contemplating hiring one would do well to look at this press report. Sadly it didn’t make the nationals – but the RTA will, you can be sure!

Me, I’d cane them all – stretched limousine owners and drivers that is!
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Jun 13, 2010#92
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way,

I think the 25/18 differential in the numbers is explained by the fact that according to some of the early reports some boys broke the rules as well as girls . the paper says 25 students ( 7 boys?). Presumably they ( the boys) were paddled also, but the fuss was kicked up because of Erica taking the suspension and , in particular it hitting Fox and CNN. From then on the references seemed to be 18 girls. I may be wrong .

I found the video of the Principal a treat . such a little man with a small town mindset. Perhaps he was just so dumb he really didn’t see that coming!. anyway the way he deals with losing the football coach is instructive. Is he looking for a big leaguer? Nope! It must be someone who understands the Friday night football culture and the ‘family’ culture of the sport in the South.Possibly a designated hitter? Who knows!

Yes he has a point about localism, but refreshing staff is a way to develop change and bring in new ideas. Cultural parochialism can easily become myopia.If I’ve got the story right The Principal himself was a local football hero , then a coach, then taught/coached whatever in an independent christian school, before taking his present position, so perhaps he hasn’t had the exposure to the big wide world we would expect in such a position.

Hi Ketta,

Got to agree I think the idea is as ugly as pageants for the under fives, but its becoming part of our celebrity culture today. Oh dear ! I remember at primary school when my female classmate used to call for me on the way to school I really didn’t want to be seen holding hands……….things were different then! Adult clothing and culture on young kids is neither in my view attractive or healthy. There is little if any childhood left today .

As to the chardonnay set , a year or so ago my old school had a building dedication and concert. I was invited to the Headmaster’s reception , which took place in his rose garden, but as the parents arrived for the main event OMG well, lets just say you might have thought it was opening night at the Royal Opera House.Talk about urban tractors and footballers wives………

Here’s a nice little story – to save red faces I would attribute it . Head of a good middle rank public school is interviewing, (or being interviewed by?), typical ‘footballer’s wife’. She asks ‘ What is the difference to us ,between your school and Eton?’ He pauses. ‘Madam , I could give you a long and complex answer , but for your purposes it can be summarized simply : about £10,000 per year’.
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Jul 05, 2010#93
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Ingenious. Prom dress. The American Way. 2010 Iowa.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/1 … 34850.html

Sad. Prom dress. Madison High TX 2008. First link has some common sense.

http://www.blackhandside.net/2008/05/sk … m-dre.html

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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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A story from Oxford AL High School. Entering the digital age. Trey Holloday.

High tech high school opening soon

With dues respect to the principal I feel someone above him in the chain of command should have stepped forward and backed him and be the lightning rod. Irrespective of what he did it is hard to be involved in public relations and be the principal of the school. It would be hard to put a spin on it nationally but it would have been helpful if someone further from the incident had taken control. Interestingly, the story ran its cycle and furthered the cause of the anti-CP zealots. It was a public relations fiasco from the get go.

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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Don’t want to detract from the piece above but just an anecdote.

A few weeks ago I was visiting a brand new academy type school which used exactly this type of tecnology as its core teaching medium. We were being given a presentation – all singing all dancing. Suddenly the screen at the front of the room went blank and the information with replaced with the sign ‘no feed’.The networked pc’s also went blank.

Great scrambling and calling an IT centre which , of course was on permanent ‘engaged’ as everything in the school had gone down. Lesson plans, tests, assessments,student records even the delivery of homework by intranet…….all stymied.

We were being lectured by two young teachers who were thrown by the malfunction as their entire material was within the system. An older colleague stepped forward.He could work without aids or technology! But he needed something to write upon. There wasn’t a flip chart or traditional white board in the room, let alone marker pens ( but we had laser pointers , and infra red…….) and educational support were far too busy with over a thousand restive students to try to find us some, if such primitive objects existed on this planet!

Then a Deputy Head had a brainwave. She decamped us from the ‘new ‘ buildings into an old teachers staff room, in the origininal school ( now an administration building), There she uncovered yes! a chalk board, but…….. disaster ! The school no longer carries supplies of…yes… Chalk! luckily one of my colleagues, a proud self confessed dinosaur , produced half a stick from his jacket pocket !!!! Like the miracle of the loaves and the fishes the day was saved!

There must be a moral in the story somewhere.
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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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What next a virtual paddle?

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Jul 16, 2010#97
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Another_Lurker,

Please clarify. You say Never let it be said that Another_Lurker is a grumpy old man!

Why not?

You are not:
1. Grumpy?
2. Old?
3. A man?

 

 

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Jul 18, 2010#98
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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<div style=”border-style:solid;border-color:#0000ff;border-width:5px;padding:20px;font-weight:900;background-image:url(/Realm/A_L_123/col_anim.gif);”>Hi KK. For reasons best known to yourself you ask:

<div style=”margin-left:40px;font-style:italic;”>Please clarify. You say Never let it be said that Another_Lurker is a grumpy old man!

Why not?</div>
I am truly astounded that so distinguished and esteemed a fellow contributor should have failed to appreciate my character after so long an acquaintance!

Grumpy? Me? Most certainly not! Probably one of the most accommodating, erudite, helpful, courteous and gentlemanly posters ever to frequent this estimable Forum and you suggest that I’m grumpy! Modest in the extreme, yes, grumpy, no!

Old? Me? These days 67¾ is scarcely out of one’s teens! Persons considerably older than me run multi-marathons and climb high mountains before breakfast. The UK government has made it quite clear that retirement shouldn’t even be contemplated before the age of 95 and I fully support their contention. After all, if everybody retired at 48 like me where on earth would the the country be?

Man? Hmm, yes, I might have to give you that one. The beard does tend to give it away!</div>
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Jul 19, 2010#99
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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I am typing this with my eyes shut. Please excuse any errors.

When I opened the thread I was immediately struck by severe migraine vision abnormalities which lead to a grande mal, which is strange as I am not an epileptic, or at least wasn’t. This is a great concern as I was anxious to have it confirmed by esteemed global and national treasure Another_Lurker that he was not a grumpy old man, nor many other things.
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Jul 19, 2010#100
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi KK’

Dont take it to heart. You see the disco lights are just part of Another Lurker’s Nottingham area habitat.

There is a thriving city center disco/night club scene, and I have no doubt from his nocturnal hours, that the real reason for this is that he spends most night bopping away until the early hours

So the flashing colors were, no doubt, totally unintentional, just a reminder of his natural scene.

So, continuing my meander through Leonard Cohen’s back catalog, here’s a tribute to the Nottingham club scene : here’s ‘closing time’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVt6vhRA … re=related
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Jul 20, 2010#101
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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This is the 100th post in this excellent thread which has thoroughly explored the fate of the unfortunate young ladies paddled at the Oxford High School, Oxford, Alabama for being a teeny touch too daring in their Prom attire. Rather less has been said about the unfortunate young gentleman paddled for the same offence, but hey, you’ve got to give the punters what they want haven’t you! A good time has been had by all and as this story will run and run doubtless there’s yet more to come.

Congratulations to Prof.n who was the first to pick up on the story in this estimable Forum, to American Way who promptly trumped Prof.n’s ace, hijacked the topic and opened this thread, and to all the subsequent participants. Don’t sit back and look smug though. Keep posting!! The more you post the quicker the ‘disco lighting’ on my July 18 2010, 3:41 AM post above will recede from view and cease to offend my distinguished fellow contributor KK.

I must stress that I had absolutely no intention of assailing KK’s vision or nervous system, it just seemed like a nice background to the post! At the same time I vehemently deny the suggestion by Prof.n that I have ever been in a Night Club or Disco, in Nottingham or anywhere else! </div></div></div>
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Jul 23, 2010#102
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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With the 100th post I must share that on more than one occasion I have been involved in chaperoning a senior prom. There was no dress code in the late eighties and quite frankly there was no need for one. I think because the parents took an active role and proms are a generational thing with plenty photos and back then not videos.

Since my involvement in mentoring on the secondary school level I would have had a backup plan where this was not the first time that the students judging by previous years have stepped on his religious right land mines. I hope Trey Holloaway, recently involved in a First Amendment pro-religious interpretation, has a different plan. Given how, with the exception of this estimable Forum it has disappeared from cyberspace, Trey won’t put his paddle down for he might not want to tell the kids, that although he made national news he won’t cave in to the liberal media.

What would I do if I were principal. A great idea someone suggested would be to have grey sweatsuits on hand and ask them to change into that and stay for the dance. That would be punishment for rebellion and exhibitionism IMO.

The take has been on sadism not masochism but not in this urban twist.

 

Bottoms up with a side of spanking

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Mr. Strong
Aug 08, 2010#103
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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……I would not have spanked a girl in a short skirt or dress. I would however, spank a girl in a dress that was at least medium length. If her clothes were inappropriate, I would simply have not allowed her to enter the prom. Case closed. As a general rule I do not spank girls in short skirts, but I did spank one girl in a short skirt.
A few years ago I had a girl in junior high get into a fight with another girl in their last hour drama class. I did not have time to figure out exactly who was at fault before school was out. They both rode the bus home so I allowed them to leave in time to make it to their buss. Before they left I told them that they were to report to my office first hour and ” we will finish this and I will punish whoever is at fault.”
The next morning the two young ladies arrive in my office just as they were told to do but one girl was wearing a short kilt. I said nothing to begin with, because she could have been the one attacked not the attacker. To make a long story short I found though the teacher and others students I talked with that they both were at fault. So they would both receive a spanking and detention. The girl in the kilt informed that I could not spank her because she was wearing a short kilt. She was also the daughter of woman on the schools board of directors, the private schools equivalent of a public school board. They did all of the schools hiring and firing. She was trying to use her moms position and her dress to get out of the punishment.
So, I sent her back to class. The other girls stayed and I spanked her and sent her back to class. I am sure the girl in the kilt thought she had it made when the other girl appeared back in class crying. After I spanked the first girl I called the second girls mother at work. She owned her own pharmacy where we live. I explained to her mother everything that had happened leading to call her. She first told me to spank her and tell her she would be getting spanked when she got home. Then she asked if I minded her coming to the school to punish her daughter. I told her that would be great! She told me she would be there in a few minutes and then we hung up. I sent for her daughter, but when get got to the office I just left her sitting in the weighting room. A picture truly is worth a thousand worlds. You should have seen the look in the girls face when she saw her mother.
Her mother did not say a word to her and just walked into my office and I closed the door. We talked and the mother had wanted me not to have taken her out of class. The mother wanted to punish her in front of her class. I told her that I could not allow that because of the possible outcry the parents of students in that room. I was kind of nervous telling her that because she was in part my boss. I suggested that she punish her daughter in the hall. At least in the hall I could tell the other parents that I did not mean for the other kids to see girl spanked. She said that would be fine. Me and her mother came out of my office and her mother had the paddle. As soon as she saw us she started crying. I told her to go to her locker and weight for us. She did as she was told and started down the hall. I had the mother sign a disciplinary release form to take responsibility for her daughters punishment on school grounds. When we got there she was sitting in front of her locker crying quietly. Her mother immediately jumped on the little girl for sitting in the floor in a dress. She told her daughter that she is not acting like a lady when she wears a kilt to get out of being punished. She also told her daughter that ladies do not sit on the floor when they have a dress on. She told her, you know the drill bend over and grab your ankles. There were several kids in the hall looking watching the popular girl get yelled at by her mother and cry. She did as she was told and bent over and grabbed her ankles. As soon as she did her mother told her to point her butt to the other side of the hall. When she did that her rear-end was on display for everyone to see. It made me uncomfortable because she was not a little girl anymore. I turned away from her and looked the other way down the hall. When the other kids saw me turn toward them a few tried to act like they were not watching, but for the most part they all just gazed at the display before them. Her mom gave her a few swats with my paddle and then told me it was my turn. I guess she could tell I was having second thoughts and told me that her daughter had just gotten her home punishment at school and now she need her school punishment at school. When I took the paddle from her mother and got behind her I felt bad her. I now I could see part of why she was so upset, and why the other kids, especially the boys were so interested. The panties she had on left her butt cheeks completely exposed and they were glowing red. I have her 3 swats and aimed for the bottom part of her butt where it was less red. I sent her to the bath room to clean up her face and then told her to go back to class. Her mother thanked me, apologized for her daughters behavior, and then asked me to call her if her daughter was ever sent to the office again. He daughter will be a senior this year and I never had one more bit of trouble from her. I can now see the mothers reasoning behind the harsh punishment. The girls father is now the city manager and her mother is president of the school board of directors. But all because of that day a few years ago that girl has never tried to use her parents position to get out of trouble.
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Aug 09, 2010#104
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Well I have a few problems with your story Mr. Strong. I guess you could start by telling us if you expected us to believe that load of hogswhallop (to borrow a phrase from our friends down under).
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Aug 09, 2010#105
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Bob T. I have to agree. I’m not sure what Mr Strong is on but I do hope he hasn’t been driving! Sadly, I have a dreadful feeling that when he recovers he’ll find he isn’t the Principal of a Christian school in Texas, or any other school for that matter. I hope the shock isn’t too much for him.
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Mr. Strong
Aug 09, 2010#106
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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…..not what you think. I was just trying to add to the conversation the perspective of an educator. It amazes me how predictable bbs posters are as a whole. I almost did not tell you my story because I knew how you would react. I hoped I was wrong, but alas I was not. When I was in the Marines a chaplain gave me some great advice that would not hurt yall. (And do not say that he cannot be a teacher and principal because he used the word “yall”, in Texas yall is a word!) We were talking about something that happened the day before that I was having trouble dealing with. I asked him how he decided which soldiers to believe when he was being told about events that he did not see. He told me that he believes everything everyone tells him. When I scoffed at his notion he told me that when people are given trust, God reveals the truth. He also told me that when you trust other people with no questions asked everyone can see who the liars and fools really are. The only thing that you may have been correct on is that my name is not Mr. Strong. But, it would be stupid to put my real name and ip on a post of this kind. Teachers have lost their certification for all sorts of things. I would never risk my mid-management administrator certificate to educate others on the values of corporal punishment. I will spend my time where it is really needed, the school!

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Alan S
Aug 09, 2010#107
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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It is a funny sort of principal who sends girls to the weighting room before punishment. Or perhaps he weighs them first to see how hard they should be paddled.

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Aug 11, 2010#108
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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A bit dated of a story but fascinating nonetheless. The opinion of the readers were both enlightening and amusing.

http://www.10news.com/news/1424826/detail.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/06/ … 2654.shtml

 

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Jan 27, 2011#109
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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N.B. Most of the student body do not have drivers license. A driver’s license is normally about 3 5/8 inches wide by 2 3/8 inches long. I can picture him measuring the hemlines. He brooks no defiance and there is no bending over to please this man. IMO he is more distracted enforcing dress codes than he should as a principal of a school of over 1,000 kids and maybe more so than the kids are distracted by their own attire. If he feels that strongly he should propose a uniform code. I hope he doesn’t include dress code violations as a paddle worthy offense this year. The word flip flops brings us back to one of Dr Dominum’s more amusing exchanges. I’m still reeling from the surprise that he watched and enjoyed Buffy the Vampire.

Skirting the rules

Crystal Jarvis

Star Staff Writer

Published: August 4, 2006

Oxford High School girls must be prepared with their driver’s licenses at all times. Not for driver’s ed, but to make sure their shirts and shorts meet the school’s dress code standards. Hemlines, which shift year to year like shorelines shift with the tides, can’t be farther from the kneecap than the length of a driver’s license.

Because many schools in Calhoun County have dress codes, students must consider what to wear – and what not to wear – as the school year begins next week.

Some dress-code policies can crimp the style of hipsters who aspire to wear mod clothes including cutoff jeans, mini-skirts, tank tops, spiked heels and designer pants with intentional rips and holes.

Oxford Principal Trey Holladay has advice for students contemplating their back-to-school wardrobes.

“What I do to you is punishment, what you do to yourself is self-discipline,” Holladay often tells students who break the rules.

In other words, principals say, students and parents can save themselves some fashion angst if they cull the forbidden items before they hit campus.

But get creative, plan a bit, and the “look” for school can be both stylish and legal.

– If sleeveless shirts and tank tops are a no-no, then wear a shirt with three-quarters of a capped sleeve; it has just enough to qualify as a shirt.

– If spiked heels are out, find a nice wedged heel to do the trick. It provides as much height as a spiked heel without the hassle.

– Mini-skirts are always a risk, so try those new pencil skirts. They have a svelte fit and meet that driver’s license line.

The Oxford school system decided to flop the flip-flop rule this year. Last year, the shoes were banned, but the rule was too difficult to police since the definition of a flip-flop is ambiguous. Some flip-flops are disguised as sandals and vice versa, Holladay said.

“With all the different styles, a student goes to buy a $90 pair of flip-flops or somebody would go buy a $3 pair of flip-flops and they would try to wear them to school,” Holladay said. “That was the biggest rule to police.”

Holladay said the dress code policies are in place to ensure students are not distracted from learning.

“If a young lady has got on a skirt that’s too tight or too short, it could cause the girl to be uncomfortable and cause students to look and keep their minds off what they’re here for,” he said. “Or if a boy comes to school with their clothes hanging off of them and showing their underwear, that’s going to cause the girls to look.

“They come here to learn. That’s the number-one goal.”
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Jan 27, 2011#110
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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In light of prof n discussion of late adolescent girls this FYI came to mind. This should be a definite violation of “body space awareness”. Ghetto dressing may rather than genteel dressing may have made it consciously or unconsciously a civil rights issue in Trey Holiday’s mind. Good luck finding an impartial jury or an advocate that could abrogate the Supreme Court ruling. From Exposed Corruption site and posted as a FYI as well as an invitation to respond.

Your behavior is a clear indicator of your beliefs. You used this opportunity to show your racist nature. To suspending that girl for the dress she had on is surely going to get you sued for Civil Rights violations. In case you forgot your rules cannot supersede the United States Constitution. In fact there can be no law made to infringe upon the rights of the people. There was nothing wrong with the dress that girl had on. We are going to make these people aware that what you have done is a violation of her civil rights. I suggest you speak with your attorney and tell him he needs to tell you the truth about the position you are in. You can be sued for your actions and we here at exposed corruption intend to see that you take responsibility for what you have done.

A girls goes to her senior prom in a dress that you claim is to short. She is not attending class and school is not in session. That would be the same thing as going to a football game if she wears a short dress to a football game are you to going paddle her or suspend her? You may want to rethink your position and go make restitution with those students.

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Jul 12, 2011#112
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way,

I probably agree with most of that . but remember my friends in the South take great delight in baiting me as a ‘bleedin’ heart liberal’. Rev,Paula. Jestin, Jordan , Beware!!!!!!!!
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Jul 14, 2011#113
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Ok what I don’t get is why this story was on a spoof news site when it’s a real story. Tying prom paddling into google led me to various sites with links of CNN clips of this story so it’s as real as any other news story.
The only difference I can see is that in the real news story the girl is a black girl and in the spoof news story the girl is a white girl, is change of ethnicity what makes it “spoof”? Very strange.
The only aspect of it that seemed genuinely surreal is the idea that if the girl accepts the punishment at a later date she will be required to change back into her prom dress for the walloping! Is it just me that sounds pretty twisted, I mean really so that she can be paddled in a short skirt is this not suspect?????
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Jul 15, 2011#114
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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<div style=”width:100%;background-image:url(/realm/A_L_123/A_L_trg.gif);”>Hi Rudekid. I hope that yours is a spoof post, but just in case it isn’t:
The story was on the spoof site because that site was quite rightly lampooning the Principal for punishing the girls at all, and especially for paddling some of them. Could you not infer that from phrases like:

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If the girls had been paddled in their prom dresses at the time, or required to change back into them to be paddled it would indeed have been, as you put it ‘pretty twisted’ and ‘suspect, even more so than it already was! But they weren’t. The girls, and the boys punished for Prom offences, were paddled over a number of days after the event in whatever they were wearing to school – jeans I’d bet.

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Nowhere does the spoof site say that the girl suspended was a white girl. It doesn’t mention ethnicity at all. Ethnicity is most certainly NOT the only difference between the spoof story and the genuine news sites!</li>
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Jul 15, 2011#115
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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You two-bit reprobate knuckle-dragging Southerners just don’t get it. There is nothing to discuss here. Trey Halladay is a worthless pervert who wouldn’t last 10 minutes in any respectable northern school district. This could ONLY happen in the south. When you idiots finally grow up and throw your Bibles out and join the real world we will have one country where these type of things NEVER happen.
The south has always been a looser…will always be a a looser and always be an embarrassment to the USA. If it weren’t for us northerners all of you would starve to death and we would all probably be better off.
Those of you who agree with me should get the hell out of there and those like Trey Halladay can just Kiss My *** and continue to wallow in your little cesspool.
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Jul 15, 2011#116
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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<div style=”width:100%;background-image:url(/realm/A_L_123/A_L_trg.gif);”>Hmm, J Prokop is clearly a member of the militant wing of the Reverend Ditty’s little army of adherents and a bit of an ass. However, much as I disprove of the methods, in this case I am in sympathy with the sentiments, and besides it is a good testing opportunity.

So, for the benefit of those puzzled by the asterisks in J Prokop’s final sentence, I think he means that if you don’t agree with him you can kiss his donkey. Although an ass himself, he also clearly keeps one as a pet. </div>
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Jul 15, 2011#117
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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steers and queers from the south
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Jul 15, 2011#118
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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The word for “butt” is frowned but did you know it has 54 different usages? Well, now you do. I am listing the URL in the “Click” form and in the url form to see if they pass censor. When the word does not stand alone there should not be problems.

The particular paddling must have worked or their dress code modified as not to overwork the home economics department. Why? Prom season is over and there were no reports, of course their media may have not focussed upon it and maybe all the girls this time had the courage to submit. I agree with prof n when that space is being claimed a paddling is far too intrusive. There must be another way of defining the appropriate manner of dressing in a manner as not to highlight their bathing suit areas agreeable to the girls and their fashion principal. Maybe they should hammer out a dress code. The boys had fewer choices (shoes) or ways to set off Trey Holladay.

He did in all likelihood paddle the girls, as they would dress for a regular day of school, maybe with extra padding if they can get a way with it, with a professional female staff present and the media would have been none the wiser had a transfer student Erica DeRamus, from a non-paddling school district, had not complained. Suspension versus paddling does raise a legitimate concern. Misbehavior should or should not be reported on transcripts equally irrespective of the sanction, paddling or suspension.

On a lighter note, I often say I don’t know anything about Shakespeare because I was sick that week. Much to the dislike of the nuns, I never missed a day, although by high school the nuns had begun to dress and act like human beings with Vatican II. Days out of school are days out of school and are a concern of a prospective employer or college but behavioral concerns should not depend upon a decision a parent, teacher (who may feel it isn’t good for the youngster) or student. Renee indicated that in exceptional cases (e.g. military academies) it doesn’t play much a factor so it might not be a big deal in the first place.

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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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There was a problem but the asterisks did not prevent it from accessing the correct link. My favorite is anterior superior spine.

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Jul 15, 2011#120
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way,

The British Way ( well , in the independent system , and especially the more elite school ‘the public schools’) has an ambiguous attitude to behavior. In my day whilst they didn’t want you blowing up the chemistry lab ,they wanted to develop ‘leadership’ qualities, and those were not exhibited by being ‘wimpish’ ‘nerdish’ or a ‘teacher’s pet’. In other words being frightened to test yourself , or step over the line.A real leader is neither afraid to make mistakes , not face his punishment like a man. To those with an unblemished discipline record never , and I’d stress in my experience NEVER got leadership positions in the school.

This was reflected also in the dual reaction to caning, a deterrent yes, but also a way of , to quote the British phrase, ‘earning your stripes’ . Without being caned . and thus metaphorically walking on hot coals you could never be one of school leaders. There was a similar pattern in most of the old ex Empire. I suspect that’s why at university entry , for example , there was little if any consideration of disciplinary issues. Should a head raise it in a reference on an otherwise bright well qualified candidate, some uni staff, myself amongst them , would look more askance at the referee and not the candidate. Why would a Head rat on his own student ?

I guess in the 70’s and 80’s there probably was something of the same attitude in the States. Of course then it was swats , swats , and just for a change a few licks ( sorry that’s a bit unfair) but you get the drift. You could earn your spurs without any stain on your record. After all in the words of the people’s poet

‘the names of those heroes I’s made memorize ,
with guns in their hands had God on their side . ‘

The Heroes of Texas or those in other parts of of the South were hardly the guys who always unquestioningly did what the teacher said. that ‘s not the characteristic of true grit .

Of course the situation is different today , you just occasionally see reflections of this in the actions sometimes highlighted with football and baseball coaches, who , let’s say aren’t looking for those who just play by the rules .

But in my school for example leadership positions can go to those who in my day would have been ignored as part of the wallpaper.I’m very aware that but for deliberate strategy on someone’s behalf , that would have been me too. I actually commend that we need all types of leadership , but sometimes it can be seen as being ‘soft’ – and is that a characteristic thats breeds winners in society ? I don’t know …….do you?
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Jul 15, 2011#121
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Prof.n,

I agree with your analysis and applied it to my employment practices. Usually, the uncaned were lacking in initiative and passion and the much caned in judgment. The occasionally caned were the safest bet.

The same applied to my mountaineering companions.
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Jul 15, 2011#122
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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<div style=”width:100%;background-image:url(/realm/A_L_123/A_L_trg.gif);”>Hi KK. It’s a good job the title of your post above is incorrect, or I’d have had to forgo lucrative employment, comfortable early retirement, and lots of interesting (that’s both climber’s ‘interesting’ and dictionary ‘interesting’) days out!

However, I do wish that, like you, I’d thought of asking employment candidates about their experience of school CP. With candidates split roughly 50:50 between the sexes I might have had some interesting stories for this estimable Forum! As it was I used to concentrate my attention on whether they had any Latin and whether they were left-handed (both indicators of likely success if appointed) while discussing mundane things like how they felt about work schedules and commitments covering 24/7 and (males) if they were happy about female supervisors. Sadly this latter was still necessary even in the 1980’s. Nary a mention of how many times they’d been caned! Oh what a missed opportunity!

But wait – oh dear, you did indeed say that the uncaned lack initiative. Clearly it is the fault of my teachers that I failed to spot that obvious way to liven up those boring but necessary hours spent conducting recruitment interviews! </div>
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Jul 16, 2011#123
Nothing quite so crude as asking school leavers if they had been caned at school. Rather, I took school reports of impeccable behaviour at school as a warning sign. Recruitment was and remains an imprecise process, especially with those without work experience. Modern screening methods alarm me. I would never had got a job if I had been so screened.
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Jul 16, 2011#124
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Mar 07, 2012#125
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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prof n please do not post on Ditty’s thread. I am addressing the issue that you raised here. Let’s not encourage him. There is an exponential magnitude of difference between what is happening in Memphis then what happened that night.

I know you feel strongly that girls that age should not be subjected to corporal punishment but the girls were given an option and the one who chose it started a stir that was beyond the school’s worse nightmare. The second anniversary of that ill fated night will occur at the end of this month but it is a reasonable surmise some other disciplinary sanction will result for non-compliance. It may have still be occurring. Stop Hitting focus would be best applied to Memphis. If the boys were paddled for violating the dress code it might have even stayed under the radar.
The prom paddling was a publicity travesty that the principal blew up beyond proportions. Trey came from a Christian School originally and probably was trying to make the girl’s choices more in line to community standards. Had that girl not stepped forward the story would not have gone viral. True, the dances are held off of school property but they do set a tone that he felt was more in line with his expectations. Keep in mind, this was not the first time he made an issue of attire at these functions.

Back to my surreal anecdotes. Stop reading if they bother you at this point. They may be over topic but they are historical and come from this side of the ocean. Not a pond in this respect.

Prom pictures are forever. In our school it was the common custom to bring your date over to the convent so the nuns could share in the joy of this occasion. She had a shawl for the nuns but spaghetti straps or no straps for some daring ones. The girls push the envelope for that dance as if they were walking the runway. Parents took pictures they left the house. They were far from fun and flirty. The hairstyles were longer for the boys and the girls were teased styled so they would have “beehive dos”. I asked my date to look like Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany and she obliged. They were far less expensive. The girls’ biggest expense was the dress and the boys the orchid and for the dinner. We car pooled as double dates. There were no limousines.

I was very proud of a girl in a Catholic school who started a tradition of donating theirs to the undocumented in the public schools. Parents would modify the fittings Proms can be a wonder rite of passage. The can also end with auto accidents when fueled by alcohol. Discipline and respect make a difference.

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Mar 08, 2012#126
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way ,

Yes there was difference of magnitude, but it still leaves me felling T H needed his head testing ! Of course the Memphis issue was inexcusable , and in my mind the authorities made it worse by refusing to respond to very reasonable questions. But in both cases I still maintain great and unnecessary damage was done to the name of ordinary good teachers in the South who get besmirched by the action of loons and perverts.

On a lighter note just to bring you back those memories of the prom

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Mar 08, 2012#127
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Principals paddle teenagers for dress code violations, and granted proms a stretch, as a routine. He put his cards on the table and he did not blink. The non paddling regional media twisted it into making the principal some kind of ogre. I don’t read him that way. He seems to be into his Christianity and into sports. It was a perfect storm that caught him unawares. Like all storms (hopefully the bad patch of late) will pass but unlike those storms Trey can see storm clouds a’coming. If he makes the news again then by all means call him a loon but not a pervert. Did he give the media centers outside the field day? Did he give them ammunition to fulfill their stereotypes? He sure did.

If he focussed on being principal and let others deal with the media his school would not be put in such a bad light and the deep south by extension. The school seems like they’re doing a good job from what I can gather from their website. Look how rare paddling is in most schools so in the scheme of things it is nowhere near as important than what is happening in the school in real time.
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Mar 08, 2012#128
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Do you suppose any of the principals mentioned here were tempted to check to see that the girls were wearing acceptable underwear? I understand that some checking was done as girls entered the prom to make sure they were, somewhere or other, no doubt in the Deep South.
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Mar 08, 2012#129
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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On Monday, Amber got ready for school with dread. She put on four pairs of shorts, then covered them with a pair of overalls. She wanted the extra padding.When she went to the school office, she was told she’d be kicked off the squad. She started to cry. She wasn’t paddled that day.

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Mar 08, 2012#130
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hello y’all:

This prom recollection of mine was posted at TWP. The dangers of underage alcohol use and illegal drugs is a real problem during high school “prom season” -As I recounted below.

Standing Up After The Prom

Looking back on my youth, I can honestly say that I was NOT a perfect angel by any means. I had the typical number of groundings, school detentions and one I.S.S. episode recounted in an earlier chronicle. Despite all that, my appointments with mommas strap were only a few which should indicate its effectiveness in deterring serious misbehavior. I bring that up because some people I grew up with had fewer limits on their behavior and sometimes paid a bigger price later.

In a previous chronicle, I recounted how I worked weekends as a babysitter to make $$$ for a new prom dress. Well, I got the prom dress I wanted so badly and everything worked out great! As we had done many times, Angie (my #1 girl-pal) and I double dated for the senior prom. Each of our dresses were custom made with their own set of accessories -Perfecto! Our boyfriends both wore tuxedos in which Angie and I teased, You guys ALWAYS wear the same type tuxedo: All black with a white shirt -Ever try a different color? They grumbled a bit but so what? Women rule, right?

This episode concerns not the prom itself, which was supervised by school faculty members, but rather the After Prom party. These parties were more informal and held in smaller groups at the homes of various students. In our case Angie and I with our dates were invited to a lakefront house party for the After Prom party hosted by a friend of Angie whom I barely knew. My parents were o.k. about it as long as adults were in charge. But as we later found out, that was a BIG lie! The parents of this classmate owned this lakefront home as a summer cottage and told my folks We are in charge of this party.

Yeahright! The only thing these nitwits were in charge of was unlocking the main gate and ordering catered snacks. I unknowingly walked into an illegal party. To this day, I do not know what free spirit Angie knew about the party but I was in for a surprise.

Understand, I had been to school parties before and did drink some beer (But only a small cup). This happens all across America and has ben going on for generations. My parents had one rule: If you or anyone with you has even 1 alcoholic drink -Absolutely NO driving! In my family, there was beer in the frig and we did not have hangups about it. However, my parents had no use for drunks though and I did break up with a boyfriend on that issue.

But as Angie and I with our dates walked into the festivities, I saw something I had not seen before -At least not so openly. Right there on a lounge table on the back sun deck (next to 2 kegs of beer) overlooking the moonlighted lake were rows of hand-rolled marijuana joints as well as tiny packs of what looked like white powder. (Guess what that was) This was definitely NOT the snack table.

Help yourselves, ladiesIts all on the house, Charlie (the kid host) said.

Uh, CharlieYou know this is illegal, dont you? I nervously replied.

Oh stop being such a straight arrow nerd,ReneeLive it up a little! Angie retorted as she picked up a marijuana joint.

Well, I am a fun-loving person but as a member of Students Taking A Right Stand (S.T.A.R.S.), I just could not participate in a tradition like this. I then went into the house and searched for a phone to call home. Fun is fun but that party was not my style.

I was the only person to be picked up by parents and my dad told me, You dont have to tell me why you wish to leave the party but Im proud of you for calling.

Out of concern for my classmates, I did snitch to my dad on the condition that he would not call the police. He wanted to, but instead called Charlies parents at their other house and verbally unloaded on them. He told them, You have 20 minutes to close down that so-called party before I call the copsSo get moving! As a coach, daddy had a way of moving people and the After Prom party was ended pronto.

Until a few weeks later when I graduated, I got a goody two shoes reputation but looking back, I am glad I did what I did. A member of my high school graduating class could have been killed in an auto accident as has happened too many times across our country.

As a parent myself, I know that gray hairs are in store for me when Tyler gets into his teen years. I just hope to keep open channels of communication with him with two MAJOR RULES. If you do drink anything like beer anywhere away from home -Do NOT drive or ride with anyone who has. If he EVER needs to be picked up by John or me -We are 1 phone call away with no questions asked.

Of course, illegal drugs are VERBOTEN. Period!!

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Mar 09, 2012#131
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way ,

Sorry , having revisited this thread at some length I’m afraid on this one we differ.

T H in my book is a jerk of the first order , indeed a dangerous jerk. He made no attempt to find a female paddler for 17 final year students, and as is clear used his own unfettered authority to determine the punishment which was way outside that recommended for a violation of dress code. He knew what he was doing , and he went ahead and did it . Just like one of the good ol’ boys. Probably got a pat on the back at the country club , and some admiring glances. After all paddling one single girl can be ‘one of those things’. But with days to organise and 17 butts to beat , are you telling me he couldn’t have arranged female cover ? I just don’t buy it ! Still , I suppose we should be grateful he didn’t auction off the opportunity to the highest bidder down the country club, and make a bit of dosh for the school .

Memphis is worse because, if the punishment takes place as alleged, ( and significantly the school board , despite ample opportunity , has never denied it ) in my view that is deliberate sadism,premeditated abuse, unworthy of any teacher black/ white/Hispanic/ protestant /catholic whatever .

And I do believe that these sort of instances give credibility to the Jeff Charles of this world, and indirectly lead to the pillorying of teachers like Renee and friends – all tarred with the same brush. To me this remains the Achilles heel of paddling , the fact that it can be used for abuse masquerading as punishment , and justified often by shield laws , established with good intent , but ending up protecting abusers.

It is people like TH who will be the death knell of paddling, just as it was abusive and excessive head like Ing , who helped abolition in the UK.
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Mar 09, 2012#132
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Renee,

Interesting piece on your after prom party. In my case I came across drugs first on the music scene when playing in the band . We played the club and university circuits,( to my mothers consternation) so despite the fact I started playing at about 16 I was surrounded by a much older group. But that had its advantages. the drugs were there , but no one put anyone under pressure to indulge. I wasn’t as good as you , and both I and my girlfriend had a few ‘puffs’ , but because there was no peer pressure ( it wasn’t my peer group ) it was up to me to drift in – or out – of the scene at our choice. Of course Jackie might have gone berserk. Had we been caught , and we could have risked a criminal record I suppose , which wasn’t very sensible.

But having said that as there was no pressure, the attraction soon faded- and believe me there was never any attraction beyond the odd puff on a’spliff’. Certainly I didn’t know anyone who would have dared ‘cafeteria’ their drugs like at your party , the furtive behaviour on ‘Dazed and confused ‘ over a single joint was more realistic in my day !

Mind you this is one thing that if caught at home I would have been DEAD !

Since then I’ve come across and had to deal with many instances of drug use in the university context. I have drawn the conclusion that the root problem here is the peer pressure to conform to ‘yoof’ norms when away from home. We don’t tend to have the type of organisations you were talking about in school to promote moral behaviour. I assume this is a reflection of the much higher church going morality in the Southern States. The people I down on are the dealers in coke and the other hard stuff. I’m afraid I agree with Steppenwolf on that one .’God damn the pusher ‘ .Here is the original uncut version. Recently they revived it without the last verse which was seen as too ‘heavy’ a message for today’s yputh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1flUs2T … re=related

The original has an amazingly haunting riff throughout .
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Mar 09, 2012#133
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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<div style=”width:100%;background-image:url(/realm/A_L_123/A_L_trg.gif);”>Hi Prof.n,

As regards Mr Trey Holladay, you and I both commented on his body language in an interview he gave when (apparently) intercepted outdoors by a reporter not long after the story broke. (April 8 2010, 1:32 AM and April 8 2010, 1:09 PM above.)

Sadly the video is no longer available, but I’m sure you recall, as I do, a man who obviously knew he’d done wrong and was beginning to wish that he hadn’t!</div>
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Mar 09, 2012#134
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Fairhope Organic Education in the midst of a paddling Alabama County. I see no brace positions in the first link.

Marietta L Johnson Organic Education. Fairhope, Alabama.

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http://fairhopeorganicschool.com/History.html

Fairhope, Alabama is in Baldwin County, Alabama. Corporal Punishment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Co … gh_schools

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Mar 09, 2012#135
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hello Porf.N.:

FYI: The organization Students Taking A Right Stand is, or was least in my youth, a student led anti- drug effort. Many have considered it a “right-wing” or “conservative” idealogical organization but I think of it as a positive influence on youth behavior/choices with it’s use of peer relations. When I was young, I was never “pushed” into joining it but I certainly knew and understood the “no no” about drugs -I do not even want to think what my momma and daddy would have done if they even heard my name connected with drugs.

The strength of the church in the cultural mores of the South definitely plays a major part in groups like S.T.A.R.S. -My “free spirit” friend not the only exception indeed! (Can’t win them all…)
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Mar 11, 2012#136
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Renee,

One of the big differences here in comparison to the USA is the role of the /church in youth matters. almost all the churches here now ply a very muted role in education , even when nominally associate with schools. I suspect because of your separation of church and state , you’ve had a greater experience of promoting moral standpoints outside the environs of church , whereas here it tens to be enclosed with , if you see what I mean. so for example in one Church I know with a substantial youth organisation it is more likely that school values will be imported into the ‘church’ environment, than moral values be exported. It is a really big issue here , what with quickly dwindling church attendances.

Compare that with say Texas, where, when I went for the first time I said to Jackie something like , ‘don’t the kids worry if you are at church as their principal and their parents are there too’….to which her response was , well why should a child worry? After all there should be the same moral values at home , in Church and in school – OK church is ‘Religion’ , but that percolates by osmosis into society doesn’t it ..

Not in the UK today !
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Mar 11, 2012#137
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Predictive text strikes again .

should be ‘tends to be enclosed within ‘ – end of line two…..
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Mar 11, 2012#138
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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<div style=”width:100%;background-image:url(/realm/A_L_123/A_L_trg.gif);”>Hi Prof.n,

Absolutely no problem, but if it is ever critical to understanding to refer to the position of something in one of your contributions I’d use paragraphs/sentences, not lines.

On your your 1600+ pixels wide screen that predictive text ‘tends’ to ‘tens’ is at the end of line 2 but on my 1024 pixels wide screen it’s way along line 4! </div>
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Skirt measuring Catholic School “Bold Hussies” circa 1966.

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Oxford, AL skirt measuring circa 2006.

http://mockingwords.blogspot.com/2010/0 … oblem.html

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Read the bottom line. Big hands are a turn off for me.

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Apr 23, 2013#140
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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April 2010 was the time of the prom paddling heard around the world so here is an anniversary update with some 2009 stats that indicate that Trey Holladay’s paddle was in use very often in the year before.

A “snapshot” with background to get a feel of the area served. Given college preparation rates there won’t be many graduates to pass the “baton” aka “paddle” after TWP.

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So much for high school paddling fading out by attrition as TWP reads it unless you look far down the road and far from the land of Dixie unless you look away. Oxford High School has 1,211 students and if you calculate the use of the paddle for the 180 days the school Trey could use a turnstile. You do the math.

SCP without disabilities.

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Half the black girls with disabilities and two-thirds of the black boys with disabilities are paddled.

SCP with disabilities.

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Apr 23, 2013#141
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way,

Fascinating figures.

I know this refers to the other Oxford town ( MS) not Oxford (AL) but its just as appropiate

Oxford Town, Oxford Town
Ev’rybody’s got their hats bowed down
The sun don’t shine above the ground
Ain’t a-goin’ down to Oxford Town.

They may not have had James Meredith, but Trey did his best to put them on the map !

 

Downtown Oxford AL
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April 2010 was the time of the prom paddling heard around the world so here is an anniversary update with some 2009 stats that indicate that Trey Holladay’s paddle was in use very often in the year before.

A “snapshot” with background to get a feel of the area served. Given college preparation rates there won’t be many graduates to pass the “baton” aka “paddle” after TWP.

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So much for high school paddling fading out by attrition as TWP reads it unless you look far down the road and far from the land of Dixie unless you look away. Oxford High School has 1,211 students and if you calculate the use of the paddle for the 180 days the school Trey could use a turnstile. You do the math.

SCP without disabilities.

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Half the black girls with disabilities and two-thirds of the black boys with disabilities are paddled.

SCP with disabilities.

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I don’t know how this story snuck under my radar screen but Oxford, Alabama was in the news over a corporal punishment incident way back in September 2012.

About 20 parents showed up at the Oxford Board of Education building Tuesday morning to protest an incident they say involved a teacher beating a student with a belt in front of scores of Oxford High students.

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The band director was replaced after students say a parent was allowed to hit her child with a belt in front of his class.

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I think we would all agree that Trey Holladay paddles often and it doesn’t seem like decreases the suspensions compared to his district. You would be hard pressed to find a high school of that size to paddle that many students. If he does the paddling without a female designee as paddler, over a course of four years, different girls would be paddled each year, he could be someone who spanks more girls than any man in America.

Culled from recently provide OCR data from the above post.20% of the disabled girls.

13.7% of the girls without disabilities and 20% with.

For those who argue that paddling is a better option than suspensions, he also suspends once and more than once than the average in his district.

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Aug 16, 2013#143
Trey Halladay does have a bee in his bonnet. He is too old fashioned. Not everyone dances the same or wears the same things as they did at his 1983 prom. God only knows what they will be wearing in 2019. Dean Martin and the Wrecking Crew 1969. Sharons legendary dance. I was confessing my lusts in my heart in church while remembering my dance with Audrey Hepburn, at least I was trying. Damn that Charles Manson.

Prom Dress 1969

Dean Martin Sweetheart

Sharon Tate legendary dance
June 20, 2013. Oxford City Schools to select new high school principal today.

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June 21, 2013. South Alabama educator chosen to lead Oxford High School

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Oxford Alabama the home of the Prom Paddling OCR Statistics.

The school has 1155 studentswith 71.4% White and 22.1% Black.

These numbers represents the year before the paddling when the girls were juniors. Trey was swinging away at about a quarter of the student body and a third of the blacks.

Those stats are for those WITHOUT DISABILITIES.

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WITH DISABILITIES.

57% of black disabled are paddle and even by county standards that’s significantly higher. 45.5% of the boys are paddled and 20% of the girls.

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The relatively few kids that are paddled in elementary and middle school are given a rude awakening when they step foot into high school. Maybe not so under the new regime.
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Aug 16, 2013#144
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi American Way

The relatively few kids that are paddled in elementary and middle school are given a rude awakening when they step foot into high school. Maybe not so under the new regime.
Not quite sure what you meant by this.

The new Principal was previously at Pinedale Elementary School AL, which used the paddle prolifically in 2009.
See http://ocrdata.ed.gov/Page?t=s&eid=273583&syk=5&pid=434 (without disabilities)
It shows 25.2% of all students received CP, 47.8% of black students.
The figures for those with disabilities are rather higher. At least the suspensions are low.

It appears fairly typical of the whole of the ISD, Enterprise City, AL. 21% of the 6000+ students in the ISD received CP, this figure rising to 47% for those with disabilities.

Such fascinating figures. Who knows how accurate they are.

Unusually at the large (1415 students) Enterprise High School whites are paddled more than blacks, and white girls are paddled at almost the same rate as black boys. See http://ocrdata.ed.gov/Page?t=s&eid=273579&syk=5&pid=434
Looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise,_Alabama, sadly the school was devastated by a tornado in March 2007 and 8 students died. It says the students were required to go to school at the local community college where they built trailers to add classrooms until the school was rebuilt in 2010.
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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Oliver Sydney, what’s there not quite sure about? I agree authenticity is a question mark but the figures are uniformly less in the lower grades and too much so for me not to draw conclusions. Keep in mind that the district has a 9.9% of the students paddled, Here are the “feeder” schools that I referred to. These children will be getting the rude awakening when they step up and bend over the Oxford High School plate while the others are on deck and double deck.

Thank you for the fascinating data with surprising reverse gender differential. Two quests come to my mind. What were offenses and was one gender more likely to be paddled for an offense than the other? Was there a coach, hopefully a woman, who dealt only with girls and resolved offenses more by paddling than other sanctions.

These are based on paddling of those without disabilities that would represent the majority of the student body that are paddled and are significantly less than the district average,.

CE HANNA SCHOOL = 2.5%

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COLDWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 4.9%

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DE ARMANVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 4.9%

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OXFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 2.8%

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OXFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL. 5.4%

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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Wilcox County High School Georgia White Prom 2013.

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High School 30.4% Paddled.

http://ocrdata.ed.gov/Page?t=s&eid=237646&syk=5&pid=434

Middle School. 16.4%

http://ocrdata.ed.gov/Page?t=s&eid=237646&syk=5&pid=434

Elementary School 12.1%

http://ocrdata.ed.gov/Page?t=s&eid=237646&syk=5&pid=434

 

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Trey Holladay update.

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Nothing below the breast bone.

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There’s to you Mr Holladay

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Oct 14, 2013#148
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Oct 14, 2013#149
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Hi Another Lurker,

$125,000 for being superintendent, and WITHOUT the perks of getting to paddle the cheerleading squad !Not surprised they’d no better candidates than Trey and his travelling medicine band (including , presumably, for exhibition purposes only , a selection of banned flirty prom dresses) . No self respecting ‘super head ‘ ( equivalent here in the UK) would get out of bed for less than $225,000 these days !Mind you without a paddle there would be the cost of close protection from an ex special forces NCO to pay for ………….

Seriously talk about promoting incompetence, but he was once the homecoming football hero.

As for Molly ringwald, if you recall her part in ‘the breakfast club’ she didn’t take too happily to Saturday school, but sTBC was set was in an abolitionist state for the film !!!!

Here’s the official trailer for John Hughes’ film :

And here’s Molly today singing the theme song in her new Jazz genre ( scroll down page for the audio)
http://news.moviefone.com/2013/04/09/mo … eme-cover/

 

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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Molly Ringwald.

Not much of a singer judging by poor reviews and not much of an actress judging by her less than stellar career and not a fan of the gym judging from a picture from a year ago from this camera angle (last link). An easy target for a visually impaired principal.

Her father was a renowned blind jazz pianists and perhaps opened doors.

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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Ignore the bum links in above posting. No pun intended.

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Oct 15, 2013#152
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Here at very little expense is the trailer to the ‘other’ Ringwald film -‘sixteen candles’. The only claim to fame for this piece I think is that there is a family guy homage to the stealing of Ringwalds knickers , where Chris is tasked by a school club to steal George Bush’s underpants in Season 5 episode 15 – ‘Boy’s do cry’. Otherwise it sank without a trace .

And the bush gag is at 1.26 to 4.00 in the following (poor quality ) clip. Most of my Texas friends think this episode is far more directly offensive than the usual family guy. However oddly when fans voted for the best gags ever in the series,several from this clip came up ….peter in the electric chair, texas homophobes attack stewie, the gun laws joke, and the canadian film festival gag .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mzM4ftONaA

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Off course it’s fictitious that’s why it’s called spoof. Renee is going to weigh in on the prom paddling. So let’s wait in see. They are closer to the situation and are not keen on high school CP.
Oxford Alabama Prom Revisit.

Females: Evening gowns and cocktail dresses – No transparent material, no slits more than four inches above the knee, no revealing necklines (armpit line) or back lines (mid-back). Dresses may be sleeveless or strapless provided all body parts from armpit-line to mid-thigh are covered. No two-piece dresses with midriff showing will be allowed.

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Just a year after the 2010 fiasco paddling we see the girl on the right in the video looks like she just found out she had an appointment for a visit to Trey Holladay’s office in the morning judging from her lugubrious countenance. That peek-a-boo dress might merit her a paddling. How dare she tempt those vulnerable boys!

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June 20, 2013. Oxford City Schools to select new high school principal today.

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June 21, 2013. South Alabama educator chosen to lead Oxford High School

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Oxford Alabama the home of the Prom Paddling OCR Statistics.

The school has 1155 studentswith 71.4% White and 22.1% Black.

These numbers represents the year before the paddling when the girls were juniors. Trey was swinging away at about a quarter of the student body and a third of the blacks.

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WITH DISABILITIES.

57% of black disabled are paddle and even by county standards that’s significantly higher. 45.5% of the boys are paddled and 20% of the girls.

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The relatively few kids that are paddled in elementary and middle school are given a rude awakening when they step foot into high school. Maybe not so under the new regime.
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A year after the Oxford Alabama prom of 2010. Did they relax the code with cleavage and breastbone?

The girl on the right judging by her lugubrious countenance in the 2011 video looks like she just found out she had an appointment with Trey Holladay.

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Oxford 2009. 24.3% paddled

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Oxford 2011 while he was still in charge. 3.4% paddled.

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Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Susanna Don’t You Cry For Me She Comes From Alabama With A Banjo On Her Knee.

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Inappropriate dress for dance is shades of the prom paddling.

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You will not be allowed to pin dresses to make them meet guidelines while waiting to enter the dance.

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More attention on the dress than the dance.

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J-13 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.pdf

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No paddling reported according to latest OCR report.

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Nothing To Clown About.

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Another_Lurker
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Sep 23, 2016#156
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Oxford AL Prom Girl in Red Dress Waiting To Be Paddled
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Sep 23, 2016#157
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Oxford AL Prom Girl in Red Dress Waiting To Be Paddled
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A_L. Good catch. It is atypical of East Alabama, as in their own Lee County where the school’s permit the paddle to swing away, that Opelika would ban the paddle. is an independent district that sets its own rules and obviously they chose to ban the paddle at relatively early date.

Maybe if paddling was an option they would have been allowed to stay in the dance after being paddled in their “immodest attire” where the girls would be less prone sit out any dances .

Girls’ families are generally very frugal when it comes to buying clothes and more so in a community where there are so many subsidized lunches. Many in the earlier years of high school barely are able to walk in heels where they’re perpetually in sneakers. Boys dress up even less frequently. It’s a coming of age where the parents are becoming more aware of the end of their daughters age of innocence and a remembrance of the joy of their own budding adolescence.

BTW I was looking at Texas stats from OCR and found that the Texan girls are more likely to be paddled than in states where a greater percentage of the entire state is paddled such as MS and Alabama. I would imagine girls are paddled more often than boys for dress code violations. Perhaps because their rules are less impinging upon their identities. God forbid if two girls show up with the same dress.
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Sep 24, 2016#158
Oxford, AL – Eighteen senior girls were singled out for wearing inappropriate dresses to their prom and given a punishment choice between paddling and 3 days’ suspension. 17 of the girls chose paddling, while one chose the suspension. The girl who chose suspension claimed “I am a little old to be getting paddled. This is high school, we are seniors.”

But evidently, in the eyes of the male principal, paddling young 17 and 18-year old girls is the proper punishment and he set about the awful task of carrying out the paddlings in his private office.

The girls, after receiving punishment in their offensive outfits, were then allowed to go back to the prom without a dress change. Said the principal, “yes, the dresses were inappropriate, but I think the paddling was punishment enough. However, I made sure I kept my eye on them closely the rest of the evening for any inappropriate behavior due to the dresses’ undue influence on the young men attending the prom.”

The girl that chose suspension unfortunately had to miss her prom, but the principal has since told her that she can take a make-up paddling if she wants to reconsider, but only if she wears the offending dress-which the principal claims showed too much cleavage and was way too short-while being paddled to remind her of her why the paddling was necessary. Otherwise, the suspension will remain on her school record indefinitely.

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Oxford AL Prom Girl in Red Dress Waiting To Be Paddled
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<div style=”width:100%;background-image:url(“/realm/A_L_123/A_L_trg.gif”);”>Hello American Way,

I have to take opportunities like that on September 23 2016, 9:06 PM above when I can. Such oversights on your part are very rare!

You said above:

Possibly young ladies in Texas are more, ahem, outgoing and outspoken than those from the states of the old South, where remnants of a tradition of feminine modesty and reticence may still prevail. Thus Texan girls may be more likely to come into conflict with authority at school and get themselves paddled.

If such was indeed the explanation the paddling situation you describe might be self-perpetuating and quite possibly accelerate over time. Some of the outgoing and outspoken Texan girls would grow up to become tough no nonsense Texan lady teachers. They in turn would be more likely to come into conflict with their outgoing and outspoken female students and to resolve the matter by reaching for the paddle and so on and so on. Truly it is said ‘Don’t Mess With Texas!’.

You also said:

Quite so! As noted above Another_Lurker believes that you’re only young once and hence is quite tolerant of the dress, or rather undress, foibles of young ladies. But as he dodges distracted drivers when transiting a certain northern town when the sixth form girls from the local school are abroad, he sometimes reflects that a paddle or cane applied to what would inevitably be minus the protection of a skirt with them bent over might significantly contribute to road safety!

And finally you said:

The old maxim sums it up perfectly: Hell hath no fury like a woman who spots another woman in the same dress across the room! </div>
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May 10, 2018#159
That prom dress was too close to the gazoo for Yazoo, MS.

She’s lucky she didn’t get her butt paddled for her ghetto attire.

http://www.wapt.com/article/mississippi … ss/1940143

Out of 600 students there were close to 500 incidences of corporal punishment in Yazoo City High School.

https://ocrdata.ed.gov/Page?t=s&eid=255 … 8&pid=2555

98.1% of the males and 45.7% of the girls were paddled.

https://ocrdata.ed.gov/Page?t=s&eid=255 … 8&pid=2342

32.3% Yazoo City Municipal suspensions. Are they paddling to avoid suspensions?

https://msdataproject.com/wpcontent/upl … Report.pdf

The school is not without its challenges.