Girl Handcuffed at Prom for “Barely There” Prom Dress…
May 13, 2008 by P.Cash
(Picture: KHOU)
I don’t know if you heard this story yet, but I’m actually just hearing about it. Marche Taylor, a senior at Madison High School in Houston, decided that she would go to her prom in a very revealing prom dress, but school officials had other ideas. When she arrived up at the Hotel where the prom was being held, she was told that she couldn’t get in with the dress that she had on because it violated school policy. At that point, Ms. Taylor caused such a ruckus that the police had to be called, and they ended up escorting her out of the prom in handcuffs.
When I see stories like this, it just makes me feel old. I always end up sounding like Grandpa Willie. But I have to say it, what ever happened to the days when a prom was supposed to be a nice formal event? Every year prom dresses are getting smaller and smaller, and proms are starting to look like strip clubs. While I don’t like the idea of the young lady being put in cuffs, I commend those school officials for what they did. Young people have to learn that part of dressing with style is knowing how to dress for certain occasions. If you are going to your job over at The Player’s Club, then that dress would have been fine, but not for a prom.
Your “headline” is a little misleading - reading it I expected a story about how she was handcuffed for no real reason. More appropriate would have been “Girl handcuffed because of her behavior after wearing “barely there’ prom dress.
You are right, CJ! The dress was just the catalyst to the event…
Well said! I am an educator at a high school in Texas and, “Students are students,” until the day they graduate. You are so correct when you stated, “Young people have to learn that part of dressing with style is knowing how to dress for certain occasions.” which, is so crucial that they grasp this concept, because learning never stops and our job to educate extends well outside of the classroom setting. In extracurricular activities i.e. sports, students have to follow rules according to that sport and such code of conducts, so….why shouldn’t it extend into school related social gatherings. In reference to your earlier comment of feeling old, I am a 27 year old educator so youth is not necessarily the issue, it’s the training(parenting) and state of mind of the individual, however, you’re certainly not alone in your view point.