The big talk during this time is Prom. Normally students can invite anyone to prom, but this year with the virus some schools are limiting who can go into prom. Our school did let students from out of school come to our prom. Was that a good idea? I don't think that it was a very good idea because if we want this pandemic to go away we need to do as much as we can to get rid of it. Yes, students would wear their masks most of the time but would they keep them on the right way the whole time. Many people from our school do have relationships that are out of town. Yes, that would be a bummer if they couldn't have a date to the prom but if we want to stop wearing masks in school then we need to do as much as we can to stop the spread of this virus in our town and bringing people from out of town wouldn't help slow down in case someone from their town had it and they could spread it to our school.
Bringing students from different schools would give the students from our school the "full prom experience", but is it worth It? Schools have to make a decision on whether to let other people come into our prom. Our school did make the decision to let people come to our prom. I personally don't think it was the best idea as of right now due to Covid 19 and how the positivity rate has gone up a little bit. Also, I'm sure not everyone wore their mask the correct way the whole time because that's hard to do when your dancing and talking to other people. If we weren't in the middle of a pandemic right now I would be for letting people from out of town come to our prom but again we have to think about it. If we want this pandemic to go away we need to be smart about the decisions we make even though they may not be the decision that people will want but it will be the smartest if we want this virus to go away as soon as possible.
Do you think out of town people should have been able to come to our prom?
Do you think that everyone wore their mask the whole time?
What would you have done if you were the school in this situation?
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Great topic choice and good summary Jenna. You should have commented quite a few more times however.
I feel like if prom was happening on a normal year then people from other schools should be able to go. However, since this year we had a pandemic going on so I think that no people from other schools should come. No, I think no one kept their masks on while at prom.
I think it's a smart idea, and I don't think it bothers anyone as long as everybody follows the rules and wears masks when necessary. Prom is a vital experience for upperclassmen because it distinguishes the younger students from the older and makes them feel unique. Considering the fact that were in a pandemic and all I don't think it matters anyway.
I don't think it was the best idea. Yes, it would be unfortunate for people who have a significant other from another town. Although our prom this year had some college girls go with some of their guy friends who were seniors. They weren't even together, and I really don't think they should've come. Also we barely wear our masks right in school so I doubt they were kepping up with wearing them.
I think this would be okay if everyone followed covid-safety regulations, but we can't lie to ourselves and say that the majority of the school does that. If people wear masks at all, a majority wear masks below their noses. I've been in classes where there is only one other person besides myself wearing their masks correctly, and that's in school. I highly doubt people wore their masks correctly at prom.
I disagree. I think that it is fine to have people go to prom, even if they are outside of our school district. The amount of risk assosiated with having outsiders come to prom is very low right now, especially since many schools in Iowa currently have a 0% positivity rate. I don't think that it will cause any problems, and I think that it's important to students' mental health that we should look for some sense of normalcy. Currently, depression and mental illness are more dangerous than Covid is in Iowa, so we need to change our priorities.
I think it is a good idea, I don't think that it bothers anyone as long as they follow the rules and wear masks when they are supposed to. Yes, I think everyone that had to wear it wore it during the time they had to. I would let people from other schools be able to come to prom because it's for a fun time and people have relationships out of school and they also deserve to have a good time with their partner.
I think that in a normal year it would be fine if out of town people went to prom. I also think that they should be able to go to prom this year even with tthe pandemic. I think that it is not a bg deal because it is unlikley they bring covid to harlan. I go out of harlan all the time and I have not got covid and I am sure people from harlan are going out of town to do things a ll the time too.
I think that people outside of the school should get to go with the person that they want to go with and that if someone is that scared of people coming from outside of the school that they shouldn't go to their prom because I don't think it is spreading covid.
It is obviously spreading COVID especailly when basically everyone in prom was not wearing masks. If it doesn't spread COVID it will spread other sickness and we don't need other sickness during this pandemic we already have plenty on our plate. Especially the school.
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