A Utah mom is upset about a school policy in which sixth grade girls can't say "no" when boys ask them to dance. Should kids be forced to dance?

Tell me this is a joke. What happens when they're in high school? They're not allowed to say no to sex? Is this a public school?

This would be reason # 3,496,183 why public schools and political correctness make me want to move to a deserted island.

No they shouldn't. Plus I think it's important for boys and girls to get used to rejection fairly early on so it's less devastating later in life. It's like catching the chicken pox when you're 8 rather than when you're 40

I would be upset too.

How dare school staff decide what means of comfort a child participates in.

Not being able to say "no"... that's a hell of a policy.

That's a pretty dumb policy. If I was a dad with a daughter at the school I'd be pretty pissed.

they shouldn’t be forced to do anything they don’t want to. a lot of the time the news reports on parents raging over some ridiculous stuff, but i can easily side with the parent this time

I don't agree with that..better learn rejection sooner instead of later, or the suicide rate will quadruple

Without knowing more details, I'm assuming this either has to do with encouraging social interaction (especially in kids who usually don't) or is meant to shield kids from rejection. The first scenario is cruel to those who are introverted. The second is just unrealistic. If this is a class where everyone must participate, then perhaps that is a different story.

I do not believe that kids should be forced to dance. I also believe that dances in the sixth grade can be emotionally brutal for many of the boys and the girls there -- the boys because they might be too shy and self conscious, the girls because they might feel rejected or because they feel the boys have all the control (and the latter problem is only exacerbated at the school you mention.)

Utah is full of fucking religious people

From a news article I found: [quote]Prior to the dance, which is voluntary, students are told to fill out a card by selecting five people they want to dance with. The administration says if there’s someone on the card you feel uncomfortable with, the student is encouraged to speak up.[/quote]

no one should be force to anything... should b a choice

Ah, hell no. I’d be mad too.

My children have been raised with a healthy sense of bodily autonomy. They’re empowered to say no whenever they feel the need to. There’s no way I’d let a school tell them that there are exceptions to that, especially when it comes to social interactions.

So are the girls allowed to ask the boys? And can the boys say no? Or is that so radical that no one there thought of it?

I'd be outraged and take my daughter out of the whole insanely evil school

whoever made that rule needs to be thrown out of the system imo

No. That's a little fucked.

Sounds like a really stupid policy.

She's a Take One for the Team, Mom.

They should not. If I were the parent, I would protest, too. This sounds like another way to sexualize kids, & before you know it, rape will be condoned.

No

What sort of policy is this?Whoever thought of it should be forced to dance until they realize the error of their ways!

I think its alright because it gets people to get together to talk. We went to far in this tec world. We need to bring back old time values

Nancy Regan would be pissed!

That policy is outrageously bad.

No it should be there opinion

No!

You gotta be screwing with me.