"how does the fact that she studied hard and made honors class benefit the school?" My experience was that at the higher achieving levels of education, the quality of the students was as important as the quality of the teachers in the overall experience. Being surrounded by other curious and creative minds contributes to an environment where students can do their best. Not to mention that I'm sure her test scores raised the schools average. I have no opinion WRT the dress code or lack thereof. Maybe just another learning experience where she has to deal with stupid rules created by an ignorant populace.

While I also am no fan of skin art. I can see your point even though I disagree with your position.

Students need to be made to dress in a business appropriate attire. This way they are prepared for what will be expected of them in the work force after graduation.

It is true that they will work in a wide variety of positions but they must be conditioned to meet the demands of their future bosses. I have seen several students leave school and then lose jobs due to the same issues that they had while in school.

I assumed that was true in some places, and although I don't find them attractive, I don't think it is my business (or the school's) to define rules of apparel or skin illustrations for students.

It is a stupid rule. She should wear the tux. Maybe some guy will turn up in a dress. Who cares? If the teachers don't want to chaperone the prom, let the parents volunteer to do so - this was traditional in the past.

It sounds to me like the principal has a bug up his ear about this, and has told the teachers that they had better go along with him. (If this were in my area, I would be tempted to do something about this personally.)

Jan

In my school district there is a rule against tattoos. Students are not allowed to display them and real strongly urged to not get them.

I'm a Libertarian.
What people want to wear is their business.
I might laugh at them because I think they look funny.
I have that right too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8nME7Rs...

One of the things I noticed was that the faculty was refusing to chaperone the dance if she was allowed in. That tells me there is a legitimate safety issue that would have to be addressed. If this student is willing to make her choices the cause of a safety issue, she should then be willing to take responsibility for providing the necessary staff for the event out of her own pocket. The Supreme Court held only last week that a school can impose a dress code for safety reasons (see American flag on Cinco de Mayo case), and I would find it a pretty compelling argument that an unchaperoned dance is a safety hazard.

As an aside, however, I know that many students themselves look at Prom night as a big deal and don't want it ruined by self-centered people only seeking attention like this girl obviously wants to be. She's getting the attention she wants, but she doesn't have the right to disrupt everyone else's plans to suit her own sense of self-aggrandizement. We've got enough narcissism in the White House.

Congrats on her achievements, but she did that for herself, or should have. They did not put her anywhere, she earned it. She should have just shown up in her tux, as long as she is covered up, who cares. She is creating a tempest in a tea pot, not befitting her academic achievement. She just wants to be noticed. That is not living for herself.

Next there will be a school rule against tats.

I'd be REAL surprised if there was an actual written policy in place forbidding girls to wear tuxes. Most likely some pompous-ass administrator is making it up as (s)he goes along.

She's a girl. That's a whole nother issue than attire.

Hey, our high school valedictorian (student with highest grades and SAT scores) was told he couldn't give a speech at graduation because that would mean the 4 speeches would all come from boys and there should be a girl giving a speech, and he had already had enough honors.
He didn't make a federal case of it. He just said he was glad not to have to make a silly speech.

This distracting bullshite nevers stops, and that's the way the media and our precious rulers want it.

Actually I have read elsewhere schools are screening dresses worn by senior girls to make sure they are "appropriate." However, if she wants to dress as a guy let her. So, which restroom will she use when nature beckons?

Good point. I don't have kids and forget sometimes they don't know when to just be quiet.

Of course, I don't know anything about this young woman other than what I've read in the article. However, if the quotes from her are any indication of her general comportment I would guess that she marched around the school announcing that she was going to wear a tux and they couldn't do anything about it, etc.

"...they put me in all these advanced and honor classes..." huh? If she didn't want to be in them she shouldn't be in them...NON issue in regards to the topic.
Since when do students announce what they are wearing to prom? Why not just show up in a tux if that's what you want to wear? How does the principal even know this before hand? Seems trumped up for attention.

I'm wondering how the school found out? I didn't tell anybody ahead of time what I was wearing. If she did test as well as it sounds that would be a positve reflection on the school but as you say Salty she will benefit as well.