School Balls

[Trudes]

I saw on the news that a school in Auckland is talking of cancelling the senior school ball because the kids have planned an after ball party where they are all planning on getting a bit pissed and shock horror, might actually have FUN The best part of stupid school balls are the piss-up, oops I mean the party afterward!! What a bunch of party poopers! Teenages have been doing this for years, and most get drunk at partys most weekends anyway, so what's the big deal? I heard something about the organizers charging an entry fee to cover the cost of booze.... if that's the case, then maybe the school has a point.
Thoughts?

[sunhuntin]

i never went to any of our school formals. i did hear a rumor about a gay male friend of mine who wore a dress. by the time the teachers realised, his ticket had been accepted and he was inside the venue where they couldnt touch him. lol.

[98tls]

Another case of media boredom.

[Hitcher]

There are laws about when, where and how people should be able to consume alcohol. The legal drinking age for alcohol is currently 18. Most secondary school students are younger than that. No school should condone underage people getting liquored. Neither should any responsible parent. Particularly when the influence of alcohol puts them at risk.

What under age people do when consent is not required is another matter entirely.

[Matt Bleck]

I saw on the news that a school in Auckland is talking of cancelling the senior school ball because the kids have planned an after ball party where they are all planning on getting a bit pissed and shock horror, might actually have FUN The best part of stupid school balls are the piss-up, oops I mean the party afterward!! What a bunch of party poopers! Teenages have been doing this for years, and most get drunk at partys most weekends anyway, so what's the big deal? I heard something about the organizers charging an entry fee to cover the cost of booze.... if that's the case, then maybe the school has a point.
Thoughts?

hey, where's the "I remember when...." part?

[Trudes]

hey, where's the "I remember when...." part?

I got so stoned before, during and after my school ball that I don't really remember much of my school ball, but I'm sure I had fun as I woke up naked in my ex's bed with spew all over my ball dress. There you have it

[98tls]

There are laws about when, where and how people should be able to consume alcohol. The legal drinking age for alcohol is currently 18. Most secondary school students are younger than that. No school should condone underage people getting liquored. Neither should any responsible parent. Particularly when the influence of alcohol puts them at risk.

What under age people do when consent is not required is another matter entirely.

Possibly a case of who gives a shite about the law when it comes to alcohol, one only has to bother reading the court news on a daily basis to see that although the coppers seem to as best they can enforce the drink driving laws those responsible for handing out the punishment dont seem to give a rats arse.Monkey see monkey do possibly.

[Molly]

There are laws about when, where and how people should be able to consume alcohol. The legal drinking age for alcohol is currently 18. Most secondary school students are younger than that. No school should condone underage people getting liquored. Neither should any responsible parent. Particularly when the influence of alcohol puts them at risk.

What under age people do when consent is not required is another matter entirely.

Couldn't have put it better myself. It's also worth noting that only negative outcomes get reported and this can't but undermine all the work that takes place to build a school's good reputation.

[Fatt Max]

I got so stoned before, during and after my school ball that I don't really remember much of my school ball, but I'm sure I had fun as I woke up naked in my ex's bed with spew all over my ball dress. There you have it

Quality fess up mate, bling awarded.....

[Trudes]

Quality fess up mate, bling awarded.....

My point exactly. Shouldn't every 16 year old girl have the opportunity to have such a wonderful memory of a right of passage in her young and impressionable life as a woman?
Come on, must be some better school ball/dance stories out there?!!

[98tls]

Never quite got to mine,on the way there a case of severe head spins required me to wind down the window and empty outsadly my well dressed date was in the back with her window down.Never mind eh,it all ended happily.No wonder i ended up selling cars/bikes for years.

[Grahameeboy]

There are laws about when, where and how people should be able to consume alcohol. The legal drinking age for alcohol is currently 18. Most secondary school students are younger than that. No school should condone underage people getting liquored. Neither should any responsible parent. Particularly when the influence of alcohol puts them at risk.

What under age people do when consent is not required is another matter entirely.

I agree H...why do kids have to consume alcohol just to enjoy themselves...it's a ball which should be fun enough...

[Grahameeboy]

My point exactly. Shouldn't every 16 year old girl have the opportunity to have such a wonderful memory of a right of passage in her young and impressionable life as a woman?
Come on, must be some better school ball/dance stories out there?!!

Why is alcohol a "right of passage"....to what? You don't need alcohol to "have the opportunity to have such a wonderful memory"

[Ragingrob]

If you went to Papakura High, Rosehill, or any similar area you may know why. In addition to the obvious being mentioned regards underage drinking, every year the riot police have to be sent out to after-balls organised by kids as all the gangs etc in the area hear about it.

Unlike the schools in town where the after-ball is in an unknown location and kids are transported straight from the ball by bus.

[98tls]

I agree H...why do kids have to consume alcohol just to enjoy themselves...it's a ball which should be fun enough...

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