No More Freakin' at Aliso Niguel

A local Southern California high school principal has seen enough after the first dance of the new school year. He's decided that there won't be any more dances at that school (from the OCRegister):

There will be no "shaking it," no "getting down," no "tearing it up" and certainly no "getting freaky" at Aliso Niguel High School this school year – at least for now.

The principal, outraged at what he saw as sexually suggestive outfits and moves at a jungle-themed back-to-school boogie last week, has canceled all dances until further notice – an unusually hard-line move to stamp out "freaking," where partners grind and gyrate against each other.

The decision by Principal Charles Salter, conveyed to parents in an e-mail a couple of hours after Friday's dance, has sparked discussion in the educational community about parental responsibility, the role of schools in teaching behavior and values, and that age-old issue: the generation gap.

"I saw way too much of some of our young girls," Salter said in his e-mail. "Why do girls have to have themselves so exposed? Why are they wearing garters? Why do they have to have cleavage displayed so overtly and slits high up their thighs and then allow the boys (to) dance (and rub) up against them?

"This can happen no more … we need to slow this train down."

School dances have been canceled before in Orange County because of "freaking," but this appears to be the first time a principal has issued a blanket ban, several school officials said Thursday.

I'm sure this principal is going to come in for some heavy criticism over this decision, both from the kids and from the parents who haven't bothered to supervise their kids, or don't want to "stifle" their little darlings. As a parent of two high schoolers, I'm glad when a school administrator takes a tough stand and does what he/she believes is in the best interest of the kids.

I doubt that this little drama is over.