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?

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.)