another prom issue
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"The alcohol-themed items may "seem harmless, but the world has changed to where everybody is sensitive," said Hugh Wallace, assistant principal.
"We would never have a prom pledge and then do something that says the opposite," he said.
Conway High School senior Kurt Gerald, 17, said all the fuss is much ado about nothing. He and the other Conway students got a mug and a photo album, according to Collins, the teacher who coordinated the prom.
"I don't think it promoted drinking and thought it was a nice party favor," said Gerald about the mug that now sits in his china cabinet.
"They should give teens a little more trust and trust us to use our judgment, instead of stereotyping us."
Boston Herald
"Superintendent Carol Woodbury said in a statement they will allow the prom dates to hit the dance floor while the school and police continue to “investigate the matter.”
The state is looking into whether school administrators broke the law when they ran Criminal Offender Record Information checks on nonstudents attending the prom and allegedly didn’t get their consent. State law allows schools to run CORI checks on school volunteers. Violation of the CORI law can mean up to a year in jail or up to a $5,000 fine.
“There is a very legitimate need for CORI information for schools, but we need to make sure those who access CORI information are doing so properly and for the appropriate reasons,” said Kelly Nantel of the Criminal History Systems Board. "