Homecoming---yup they did it UPDATE

Footloose!

Enabling parents!! Too bad they don't care if their kids get sick or worse, die.

What these parents do not understand...The children will not be forever damaged if an event/a tradition is not followed.
Sure they will be disappointed but, not scarred for life.
I never went to a homecoming dance, nor a prom and I was disappointed but lived a full life.
The embarrassment of not having a date to take me stung, but probably no one else even noticed.

This group of children will have an entire class having the same "non event" so it won't sting as badly.

Getting a possible fatal illness WILL leave a scar for life.

Stupid. Just stupid.

Some folks may miss out on traditions much later because now they won't be alive to see them. But sure, go to a fucking dance in a pandemic.

The absolute refusal of adults to mentor their children through this and help them build resilience is so disappointing.

Did you see the crowd on the field at the end of the Notre Dame game? It was wild. They were lucky they were even able to attend. I hope this results in 0 fan attendance like they’re doing in California. USC played in a stadium that holds 70,000, and they didn’t even allow parents. There really does need to be a nationwide enforcement with levels for risk, and penalties for noncompliance.

I'm thinking that both of those would be a no answer.

I admit, it was weird to see a totally empty stadium on tv yet still hear a full crowd cheering at the USC game.

The kids at our high school did something like that too. But not one big party, a few smaller parties (2 weeks ago). And Halloween parties last weekend. And now kids like my daughter who follows the rules, always wear masks, no socializing outside of school/dance, test positive for covid. Our school is closing for a week because they have at least 8 active cases in the 11th and 12th grades. My daughter is so upset and was in tears for hours after her rapid test was positive. And the kids that party could care less! I am so upset right now!

This makes me sad.

I will say I’m to the point of.....let them do it. Let them do it and get sick and pass it on. Then at some point someone will wake up. Hopefully their enlightenment will come before their family members get sick or possibly die.

Have them fill the stadiums with people...go ahead......then maybe then those that don’t believe the science will. Those that believe the science will stay away. The biggest problem I see with this is that the “a” symptomatic people will pass it on to others.

Stupid people....just stupid.

They have cardboard cutouts in the stands at Ohio State games. The band isn’t even allowed to be there. This week, the band was taped doing Script Ohio in an empty stadium sometime before the game and they showed the video on t.v. during halftime. 

The Big10 and Pac12 aren’t allowing student fans, but the other conferences playing are. Those Notre Dame fans swarmed the maskless players on the field and it appeared a number of students removed their own masks. I hope a bunch of players don’t get sick as a result of that storming. 

Have you seen the crowds for games in southern states?

It is a consequence of not following the rules of avoiding large gatherings. I’d bet those kids are publishing photos on social media. Just requiring the kids to quarantine probably would make them ineligible. Kids need to learn consequences. Getting pissed is just a typical teen thing-they think the will live forever-damn the consequences.

Really, I think we'd be better off if organizations would take the lead on providing safer alternatives rather than leaving it to parents to do their own thing.

Our homecoming fell at the point of lowest numbers so far around here. There was a football game, all the festivities, etc., but they cancelled the dance. Parents did their own thing in groups of 10 or 20 or 30, though my daughter and her friends weren't interested in doing anything. As a witness to all of this, I couldn't help but thinking they could have maintained social distancing more effectively by hosting a dance on the football field. Its well-lit, has great lighting and great sound, and they could keep the kids boxed in, see them from above, etc. If they were worried about the turf, they would have had shoes off or laid out a giant plywood dance floor; if they were worried about gathering size, they could have portioned off areas of the field and had kids "reserve" for their social circle. In the end, it would have been a controlled environment, as opposed to 50 uncontrolled environments.

I really do get not wanting the kids to miss out when possible. They missed prom last year - no big deal for the juniors, but those juniors are now seniors missing their homecoming and possibly prom, too. You want some semblance of normal for your seniors so that their last year of high school isn't just about what they missed. They are learning more than their fair share of resiliency! Alison stayed home and didn't see a single friend or even her dad from March until July when band camp started (and she has still only seen her dad 4 times, socially distanced) - I can't imagine doing that at her age.

Creativity is our friend in new uncertain times!