Spanking...teens

I caught part of a story the other day about a girl that had been suspended because of her prom dress. The part that caught my attention was when they stated she was the only one, of a dozen or so, that was suspended. The other girls had elected to be spanked rather than be suspended. WHAT??? Girls going to the prom, we're talking teenage girls here...and the school is spanking them as punishment? Are you serious? Where are all those civil liberties people and child advocates? Where are all the people that make parents fearful to even raise their voices to their children in public? Where is the public outcry? 

I have several issues with this. Mainly the fact that I don't think any school has the right to spank a child. That should be the parent's responsibility. Then the school can call the authorities and have you arrested for child abuse. Hello? Wake up call. Besides, aren't teen girls are a little too old for corporal punishment? Was someone getting their jollies? I have this mental image of a me twirling around, asking, "Do you like my dress?" Then flipping up the back and requesting to be spanked in a sultry voice.

Back in my day, after avoiding dinosaurs, you arrived to the prom in your much sought after finery. Most of the dresses were floor length, some were backless, some had sequins and some were slit up a thigh. Teen girls playing dress up. Girls today seem much more sophisticated than the girls of those bygone days...or maybe the fashion industry has discovered the depth of Mom and Dad's pockets when it comes to keeping princess happy. So I wondered what the schools dress code consisted of. One news story stated, "The dress code prohibits, among other things, transparent materials and revealing necklines. “Our community has certain expectations of what is appropriate,” the principal says." Most formal type dresses are not turtlenecks. If a girl has any gifts at all up top, there are going to be some revelations for some teen boy. Though I seriously doubt that it will be anything they haven't already seen.

I saw this girl's dress. It was turquoise, fluffy and diaphanous. She is not flat chested, but she wasn't hanging out of it either. It was above the knee, slightly. Not my style, but not objectionable. She didn't look like a whore, slut or pop star. She did not deserve a three day suspension. She did not deserve to have her once in a lifetime Senior prom ruined by small minded school officials. I never did hear if the girls that elected to be paddled were allowed to attend the prom. Spanking Senior girls for their choice of prom dresses...seriously Alabama, welcome to the 21st century.