Eyes Up Here, Chaperones

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Prom season is in the air and as girls fuss over their hair, boys make sure their tuxes match their partner’s gowns. Corsages are ordered, countless of dresses are scrutinized and tried on, and the limo is paid for. Prom is a momentous occasion that’s often idolized in television series and movies. It is an important evening in a teenager’s life to get dolled up, go dancing, and be given the celebrity treatment.

On May 14^th Richmond, Virginia had a prom for homeschooled students; one of the seniors, Clare Ettinger, was asked to leave because her sparkling dress was attracting the eyes of older men, and made them believe it would bring "‘impure thoughts" to boys.

Ettinger felt violated from the whole ordeal which originated no sooner she reached her destination. A teacher claimed Ettinger’s dress was too short when it met her finger length, as the dress code required.

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Here is Miss Ettinger's dress all sparkly, lovely, and meeting the finger length requirement.

After she fought that it met the guidelines, she proceeded to go to the prom which was chaperoned by older men. Once again the teachers approached Ettinger and told her to leave because the chaperones complained that her dress and swaying was too provocative. Ettinger claims that there were girls wearing even shorter dresses and dirty dancing, but none of them were asked to leave. The young lady was escorted by both a security officer and a teacher. She was also given a refund for her prom ticket, but her friends that left with her did not receive one.

It’s terrible that she was taken away by a police officer, like she committed a crime when really she did nothing, but obey the rules and try to have a good time. It’s sickening to know that because older men couldn’t keep it together, they had to ruin a young lady’s prom. It’s even more disgusting to know that they, mature men, should have been able to control themselves. The “impure thoughts” they were claiming were probably the ones running through their heads, which is even more shameful. Ettinger was so upset with this ordeal that she wrote a blog entry about it, telling her side of the story.

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