Detroit High School Will Hand Out "Modesty Ponchos" For Any Student Dressed Inappropriately at Prom
DEARBORN, Mich. (WJBK) – Female students at a Dearborn Catholic high school who are deemed to be dressed ‘inappropriately’ for prom will be handed Modesty Ponchos by the school to wear over their dresses.
Students at Divine Child High School say they’re being shamed by their own administration before they even walk in the door for prom: If they’re not dressed appropriately enough by the school’s standards, they’ll be handed Modesty Ponchos to wear over their dresses.
The ponchos are on display on mannequins inside the school. A note is attached to them that reads: “If your dress does not meet our formal dance dress requirements – no problem! We’ve got you covered – literally. This is our Modesty Poncho, which you’ll be given at the door. :)”
Let’s say it all at once. Ready? LAWSUIT!! I mean there’s just no way this ends well. You just can’t be tossing around modesty ponchos that resemble a piece of cloth you bought at Michaels. These “ponchos” are on display throughout the school on mannequins in a way to remind students that if their prom outfits are deemed inappropriate at the door they will be given these to wear to block the cleavage. I’m not sure how serious prom was taken at other schools, but in my New Jersey high school it was basically the most important thing in the history of events. We had girls practically fist fighting over wanting the same exact dress. Best friends were turned sworn enemies. I cannot imagine picking out the perfect dress for a your special night only for it to be ruined by one teacher who thought you were revealing too much. The way this works is the moment you get to the prom you are greeted by a line of teachers. As you shake their hands they basically judge your outfit and if one of them get rubbed the wrong way then out comes the modesty poncho. Just insane.
Because this rule really only applies to girls, since the guys will just be wearing standard tuxedos, if you’re a girl getting a poncho you simply have to go home. There’s no other choice. You cannot sit through hours at a prom and watch your friends take pictures all over the place as you don a giant pink cloth draped over you. Hopefully there’s a prom weekend planned and you just go home and get ready to head down there early. This is a catholic school which I guess changes things a bit, and makes more sense in how they can make up their own rules, but still this is madness.
Of all the kinds of people in a high school, who would you pick to come up with such a preposterous idea? The gossip secretaries? Nah. The English teacher who thinks Oedipus is the greatest book ever written? Close, but not quite. Nope, the goddamn theology teacher.
The poncho is an add-on that theology teacher Mary Pat O’Malley came up with. She says the school put the ponchos on the mannequins in school to a give girls enough time to get a dress that fits their parameters.
Fucking Mary Pat O’Malley. Public Enemy Number One. Get ready for war my dear.