California school cracks down on 'prom draft'

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California school cracks down on 'prom draft'

Updated 4:26 pm, Tuesday, May 6, 2014

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A principal at a Southern California high school is cracking down on a student tradition called "prom draft" that involves male students ranking female students and then selecting a date from the favored pool.

The Orange County Register (http://bit.ly/QawExJ) reported Tuesday that Corona del Mar High principal Kathy Scott sent parents an email about the NFL-style draft over the weekend.

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Male students draw draft picks in a lottery but can pay to improve their draft number so they can pick the date of their choice.

Scott says it's not acceptable to objectify students.

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http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/California-school-cracks-down-on-prom-draft-5458054.php

Over the weekend, Corona del Mar High principal Kathy Scott sent parents an email after hearing that some parents had been contacted by the Register about the draft.
“I am sure that the intention of this ‘draft’ is not to be harmful, but it may be,” Scott wrote.

“It is not OK for any student to be objectified or judged in any way.”

Parents have written to the Register saying the prom draft is not intended to rank young women and is just a way for groups of friends to sort out their prom plans. They also say that girls are free to turn down offers if they are drafted.

Scott discouraged the activity in her email to parents, saying, “This is not behavior that is consistent with our school’s outstanding reputation.”

“I urge you to talk with your student(s) and discuss the seriousness of this type of activity,” she wrote.

“Prom is an important event in the lives of our students and I would hate to have to cancel it or any other important student related activity due to the negative actions of a few.”

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/draft-612766-prom-school.html

I'm posting this on a progressive, liberal and Democratic forum that supports gender equality. Most people get that. I hope the discussion doesn't revolve around a few that do not.

Well, so much for that.