Prom is cancelled in Whitby, ON. It’s like Coronavirus part 2.

[hardcorestitch]

No defendable reason. No compassion. Just cancelled. Someone’s getting resigned soon.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...st-schools-decision-to-axe-end-of-year-event/

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

I'm guessing there's a lot more to it then "prom is cancelled".

Clearly something happened during last prom to prompt this.
Plus kinda sounds like the school is sick and tired of prom having to be bigger and better each year outdoing themselves because the kids are used to that kind of customization and mentality with their parents throwing parties etc.
The school is probably having a hard time funding what the kids want.

They should have prom with conditions in place and a budget.

And if they truly want to phase out prom then I'd say do it starting with those who have not reached high school.
So prepare them now for in 5 years from now we will not longer have proms.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Actually there was no prior incident caused by students in context to discipline that caused them to make the decision.

 

[lanejudy]

Actually there was no prior incident caused by students in context to discipline that caused them to make the decision.

A student stated something like "no real incident" but the school (district?) has a different opinion:

the event was made due to the “growing expectations, liabilities, and risks” connected to the event, all of which have made it “increasingly difficult to continue” hosting them.​

I agree with PP that there is definitely more to the story and likely the students (if not the families too) are well aware of the situation.

This quote with "again" makes me think there's been an ongoing situation:

“Prom was taken away from us, right? At some point, it was gone, and we thought that it wasn’t going to happen again, until people stepped up. I feel like we deserve to be compensated for that, and in return, have a prom that we’ll never forget,” Gatti said.​

Prom here is limited to grades 11+12; grades 9+10 can only attend as a guest of an older student. There is a budget based on fundraising the Junior class has done in the first 2+ years of school; I'm not sure if there is any additional $$ kicked in by the school but I don't think so (other than it's an official school event and thus covered by their insurance, rules, etc.).

 

[Nayan]

I hate to say this, but one possibility is there was a credible threat made and they've decided to cancel without saying anything while it's being investigated. Sad we even have to think that way, but threats of violence are real and if that's the case it sucks for the students but I fully understand.

 

[michellev]

The article suggests that the school board is looking into it (3 high schools in the board cancelled prom), so hopefully it will be reinstated. My friend's son, who is in Grade 12 at one of the impacted schools, is incredibly disappointed. Prom is a lot of work for the school to put together, so I am wondering if that is a factor. Schools need teachers to volunteer their time to run the Prom Committee, and I know it takes a lot of work to organize.

 

[NAB]

Weird that it is only 3 high schools listed not the whole school board so it has to do with the schools themselves.