The Brainerd High School dance Friday for Winter Wonder Week was shut down an hour early after a small group of students were acting inappropriately, said BHS Principal Andrea Rusk.
Rusk said the small group of about 20 students was acting inappropriately, such as “grinding” on the dance floor and being disrespectful. Rusk said when a song came on that the group of students didn’t like, they sat down on the floor. Rusk said the small group only made up about 10 percent of the student population who attended the dance in the high school’s A Commons. The dance was sponsored by the school’s Student Council and Class Cabinet.
“The students were given a couple of warnings, but they did not stop their behavior,” said Rusk. “The dance started at 8 (p.m.) and was shut down at 10:30 (p.m.) after the adviser of the dance made a decision to end it early.”
Rusk said some of the students and their parents will be contacted about the behavior.
This is not the high school’s first time this school year dealing with inappropriate behavior at the school dances. During the school’s homecoming dance in October, there were several complaints about teens “bumping and grinding” on the dance floor that were anonymously submitted to the Dispatch’s Vox Pop column and comments left on the Dispatch’s website. At the time, Rusk received one anonymous complaint.
Rusk said the school has been more cautious about school dances since the homecoming dance. Rusk said the school encourages students to attend the dances and to have fun, and for the most part, the students are on their best behavior.
Rusk said the next school dance will be prom. Rusk said if any student engages in inappropriate behavior at a future dance, they will be directed to leave the dance and parents will be contacted. The school does not intend to end a dance early for the actions of a small group.
JENNIFER STOCKINGER may be reached at jennifer.stockinger@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5851. Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jennewsgirl.
Comments (10)
Add commentNot surprising.
Based on what my kids and I witnessed in the lower parking lot on Friday, this does not surprise me. A boy and a girl in a large pick-up truck, engaging in full on sex, in clear view of anyone who parks and waits to pick up their kids after school. These kids have no sense of dignity anymore. At it like rabbits in broad daylight and they couldn't care less who witnesses it. Made for some interesting questions from my little kids!
Cidder, look on the bright side.
Who needs the internet anymore.
They are what their so called parents teach them to be
No wonder so many belong to the Occupy movement.
The actions of these kids in
The actions of these kids in today's world is directly connected to the way they have been raised in this poop hole society we have created. With the need to be politically correct every second of your life to please a minority of people over takes having your own values and living by them, they have just adapted knowing if you can get %10 of the population to buy into something you can completely screw the %90. Therefore acting like idiots is a free pass to do what you like, and then spout off violation's of constitutional rights as a scapegoat. Back in my day the movie ''Dirty Dancing'' came about and was a lil taboo, but wasn't made out to more than what it really was like they do in today's world. Everything in this society nowadays is blown up out of proportion and people love to throw blame around, but lets get real people this childish behavior by children.............Really people bumping and grinding is now all the sudden a huge problem? Only problem here is we as a society have made mountains from ant hills.
Cidder
As a responsible citizen, it was your duty to stop this action or at the very least inform the authorities. In other words, call the police and report it!
Cidder
I'm not sure if the thumbs-up you got was a concerned parent informing us of the lack of oversight in the school parking lots, or if it was a concerned voyeur thanking you for the tip.
A call to the police was probably in order.
Really? It took 2 1/2 hours
Really? It took 2 1/2 hours to decide on an appropriate course of action? And all students had to suffer the consequences for the inappropriate 10%? Perhaps more assertive adult chaperones with good judgement are needed? I would certainly want to know if one of my children behaved in such a manner...not attending a future dance would be the least of their worries!
call the police?
What a joke. The last time I called to report some vandalism I ended up feeling that I was the one sitting under the bare light bulb in the interigation room.
cyclerod48
Was that the time you called from the neighbors garage and blew a .20?
Its a shame that the other students had to pay the price
for the 20 students action's but that's pretty much how life is, sadly.
I am glad to see that the school admin warned about the prom and that the offending student's will be removed and the other students won't be punished, collectively. I commend the school for handling the situation as gracefully as they could, under the circumstances.