So, sounds like the kids had to leave the dance early because they were being tools. Not because they were grinding, necessarily. From what I've read the schools made the right choice.

The school should be able to make their own boundries for school sponsored dances..I would think. The students didn't respect that..but they may feel free to grind away at any public dances or parties if they like. Respect for themselves and each other does need to be taught and enforced, if POSSIBLE, while being brought up in the home, I agree Bill. Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it's all too much..; )

Every generation seems to have this problem and over the years it has evolved and gone into a direction that I have to agree is getting more and more provocative.

I remember when Elvis came out with his music and parents were outraged over the way the kids were dancing , back then THAT was considered provacative, then disco came out and there was a problem with THAT remember the Hustle? bumping hips lol parents didnt like that ( at least MY parents didnt like it) THEN there was the grunge thing and all that goes with that (mosh pits etc) . then rap came out and everyone knows what direction THAT went in, not only was the music degrading to women but the grinding and the wayyy to sexy dressing had started to enter into the culture. (For the boys the pants got 5 sizes too big and there tooshies were hanging out...I wish THAT trend would finally GO AWAY LOL!

i agree that grinding is a style of dancing that is not appropriate for school dances and having a daughter in the middle school myself I have to trust that she is going to have respect for herself and choose to behave and dance in away that will make her feel good about herself.

i dont think these issues will EVER go away and i shutter to think of what kind of "dance trends" my own daughter will have to go through when shes a mother herself someday.

Unfortunately, some of these kids leave the house dressed "appropriately" and then when they get to the dance, they change into very provocative outfits. Tough to monitor.... Parents DO need to teach their children (both daughters and sons) self-respect and respect for others, and administrators need to enforce the boundaries.

When I was a kid, organ grinding involved a monkey and a cup.

"unsafe behavior by students who did not agree with the no-grinding rule as outlined in the Middletown High School handbook," the district announced in a statement Sunday. Wow - I can't imagine how many kids a year are transported to area hospitals due to "grinding accidents." Seriously?

Well, I sure wanted to grind when I was 14. Kids will continue to want this.

The difficulty is allowing kids the room to grow into healthy sexual adults in a safe manner. This does start at home - with parents being willing and open to having sometimes and frank talks with kids about sex, and not letting their kids see it as a huge deal.

The bigger deal we make of it, the bigger deal it will seem to kids. Break up inappropriate actions in inappropriate places. Give kids honest education on sex, including birth control as well as honest potential consequences - don't make it into scare tactics.

Don't, don't force abstinence-only education on everyone. It never has worked, it never will work. Adults telling teenagers to ignore their biology and then refusing to educate them on the hows and whys is ludicrous.

Cant they just hold hands and think pure thoughts as they listen to some Frank Zappa's Joes Garage in the smoke filled basement?