Catholic School has "modesty ponchos" ready for prom night

[Demovictory9]

Catholic high school announces it will hand out 'modesty PONCHOS' on prom night to girls whose dresses are deemed too revealing
Students at Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Michigan, will be handed 'modesty ponchos' if their dresses are deemed inappropriate
The ponchos, some of which have bright colors and patterns, have been displayed inside the school with a note explaining their use to students
'If your dress does not meet our formal dance dress requirements—no problem! We've got you covered—literally,' a note attached to the ponchos reads
Mary Pat O'Malley, the theology teacher who came up with the idea, said the ponchos were meant as a 'deterrent' to prompt students to obey the dress code
But one parent said the ponchos are 'a method of shaming, a method of bullying' and 'a method of degrading females'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5678687/Catholic-high-school-plans-hand-modesty-ponchos-prom.html#ixzz5EHYJAjKT

[sarcasmo]

1. Mary Pat, I would prefer a Handmaids uniform.

[Doremus]

3. Perfect. nt

[lunatica]

33. So would Mary Pat

LOL.

[Achilleaze]

49. This is in fact another step toward a republican handmaid's nightmare

Another assault from the republican War on Women, now with KGOP republican fake general Dirty Donny* call the shots.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[raven mad]

53. Outstanding reply! n/t

[Girard442]

2. Don't forget the ass-protectors for the boys.

Wouldn't want to lead certain {koff} someones into temptation.

[RhodeIslandOne]

5. Graduating seniors are too old for most priestly perverts.

[RKP5637]

6. LOL, Butt Shields for guys! n/t

[Ohiogal]

4. Were the students informed

What constitutes "too revealing"? Or are they left at the mercy of whoever is at the door judging their outfits on the spot?

I'd be tempted by say screw this and go party somewhere else!

[Demovictory9]

7. girls and parents given instructions to sign off on. Looks like Mary OMalley created instructions

[RKP5637]

8. What demented requirements. n/t

[lunasun]

12. Wonder if a women shows up in a full tux if they would be booted for indecent attire?

[NewJeffCT]

14. of course

they probably have another page on just that sort of thing

[lunasun]

15. Dressed and covered neck to toe though .....oh well you are probably right ....

[KatyaR]

23. They had to explain what a knee joint is?

I think there may be some bigger issues at work here....

[montana_hazeleyes]

42. My thought exactly!

Sure doesn't reflect well on their teaching abilities.

[Girard442]

25. Hmmm... Some clarification is needed here.

1. No mention is made of a dress code for young men. Does that mean there isn't one?

2. Is the dress code as written definitive? Is any dress that does *not* violate the dress code acceptable?

I really need to know, because I know a couple where the young man is hoping to come buck naked and the young lady wants to wear a gown made of live skunks. They've retained an ACLU-trained lawyer who will argue that since the dress code is extensive, explicit, and contains no blanket clauses, that they will be in full compliance with the rules and must be admitted.

[Beartracks]

31. Ha ha, interesting approach. I think the guy will still run afoul...

... of OTHER laws and regulations even if he's in compliance with the dress code itself.

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[raven mad]

54. WTF??????

Skip it, wear the dress & dance elsewhere!!

[vlyons]

9. Because tits are dangerous

[Tribalceltic]

27. Not all of them

Only the girls silly!

[Beartracks]

32. Seriously?

We're talking about teen girls. I didn't know it was okay to reduce them to tits.



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[Drahthaardogs]

47. It's a Catholic School.

They can do what they want.

[hueymahl]

10. Pretty simple answer

If you don't like it, don't enroll your kids in Catholic School.

That ends the phantom "shaming and bullying" that "one parent" seems so concerned about.

[gratuitous]

19. It isn't complicated

Send your kid to a private school, you're going to be subject to their rules, no matter how arbitrary or capricious they seem.

[janterry]

11. This made me laugh

That looks silly. OTOH....., I have to say --if you google some inappropriate formal wear......I've seen some pictures of teens wearing dresses that you might wear to the oscars if you were very bold (see through except in, let's say, three or, perhaps, four small places). Some of those dresses were so risque, I couldn't even link to them.

I went to umpteen years of Catholic School - and I honestly feel like they get to make the rules at their own prom. I know that this stuff usually comes down on girls, and that's a problem - but this is a Catholic and private school.

IMHO, the school should work with the kids and their parents to make the event fun - and come up with guidelines that make sense.

I get that this looks terrible from a pr standpoint. But, again, just my opinion, the real fail is one of communication and respect between the students, parents, and administration.

[NightWatcher]

13. If you voluntarily go somewhere, you're bound by their rules

[JNelson6563]

16. Since it is notice in advance

I don't take issue with it. Plus, it is a Catholic school, not a public school. People send their kids there by choice.

[Ohiogal]

17. What kid would want to attend this prom?

Really? I'd say screw it and go somewhere else to have fun.

[Kingofalldems]

18. Father Abruzzi's talk before the dance (video) here:

[Ilsa]

34. That's hysterical! nt

[Blue_Tires]

20. Really?

I went to a VERY conservative Catholic school in the early 90s and this would have never happened...

[Major Nikon]

21. Catholic school shaming, bullying, and degegrading females?

Who could ever have imagined that?

[Major Nikon]

22. This thread is meaningless without pictures of Boobies!

[Girard442]

29. I was lucky to be able to visit the Galapagos Islands.

After a week, you can actually say "boobies" in conversation without giggling.

[Oneironaut]

24. Let's be honest - these are for the adult snowflakes in the room.

Their religion has rendered them terrified of normal female anatomy. I hope these kids get out before organized religion further digs its tentacles into them.

[runtel]

26. Graduated 1974

The days of the hippie was rampant Boobs flopping everywhere, spaghetti straps and no bras. Jeans barely covering the nether regions and Jesus sandals just covering the soles of our feet. You know what, we all got an education. Boys weren't frothing at the mouth. Sure a lot of stuff went down but it wasn't in front of the adults. My granddaughter now has to, oh my gosh cover your eyes, not show her shoulders. I swear I was born in 1956 and I think dress codes were almost freer then.

[Delphinus]

37. Welcome to DU!

Glad to have you sharing your thoughts here!

[Scurrilous]

28. Not all Catholic Schools are the same.

Some are run by assholes, and some are not. Choose wisely.

[Sampan]

30. But do they match the chastity belts?

[JDC]

35. My daughter goes to Catholic School.

She and her friends would purposely try to get a pancho knowing them. I'd be surposed if some there don't do the same.

[The River]

36. Might as Well

have them wear burka's.

[Kirk Lover]

38. Prom dresses as well as the stupid smock will still be coming off.

[lpbk2713]

39. Cleavage is evil!!11!

OMFG

[Poiuyt]

40. I still blush at the sight of patent leather shoes

[panader0]

41. When I was in high school I had to pull my shirt tails out

to hide my "shame".

[pansypoo53219]

43. TALIBORNAGAIN. what, did you say sharia?

[montana_hazeleyes]

44. I don't see on the notes

that they have to put the poncho over the dress..... How about going into the restroom, take off the dress and just wear the poncho.

[wonkwest]

45. I kind of want that whale shirt for daily use

I can do without summer picnic tablecloth that accompanies it - they clash - but I definitely want the blowhole wardrobe for casual Fridays.

[GulfCoast66]

46. Catholic school. Their choice.

Just more layers to remove after leaving the dance!

[Bluesaph]

48. I went to Catholic school

The dress code was strict and cumbersome. But I chose to go there and paid my own tuition. I had several dress code violations mainly because I was well developed.

At my son’s public high school there is apparently no dress code. Girls literally walk around with their butt cheeks out.

Seems like two extremes where common sense is lacking.

[oberliner]

51. Did you find the rules to be unfairly applied to some students and not others?

For instance, could a student with a different body type than yours wear something that would not cause her to get a violation, but you would not be able to wear something similar?

[oberliner]

50. The problem is that these dress code rules are not uniformly applied

They seem to differ depending on the body type of the student (which is not something they can control).

[ExciteBike66]

52. Schools have dress codes, no problem there!

Lol at the parent who thinks this is "bullying". Why is her kid at that school then?

[Loki Liesmith]

55. Eh it's not a public school

It’s cheesy but the parents know what they’re paying for.

[jberryhill]

56. More prom night cultural appropriation