This is stupid, but it has nothing to do with this guy being a marine. Nothing at all.

This is not about supporting troops, asshat submitter.

Go back to freeperland.

What the hell is a 21 year old doing dating a HS girl?

Kyosuke: This is not about supporting troops, asshat submitter.

agreed. this is about not dating jailbait.

can i be you when i grow up: agreed. this is about not dating jailbait.

RTFA, she's 18.

FruitlandGenerics: What the hell is a 21 year old doing dating a HS girl?

can i be you when i grow up: agreed. this is about not dating jailbait.

The real question here is, are Farkers really as stupid as their posts make them appear?

I never said anything about jailbait. I was wondering what the hell a 21 year old is doing dating a HS kid.

So, the school refunded the cost of the tickets and even agreed to pay her back for her prom dress. What's the problem here smitty?

FruitlandGenerics: I never said anything about jailbait. I was wondering what the hell a 21 year old is doing dating a HS kid.

It's a 3 year difference. Whats the problem?

queezyweezel: FruitlandGenerics: I never said anything about jailbait. I was wondering what the hell a 21 year old is doing dating a HS kid.

It's a 3 year difference. Whats the problem?

You obviously haven't been around HS kids lately. BIG difference in the maturity level of 17 year old and a 21 year old.

Psychotropic: The real question here is, are Farkers really as stupid as their posts make them appear?

I don't pretend to be smart. Look at my name.

FruitlandGenerics: You obviously haven't been around HS kids lately. BIG difference in the maturity level of 17 year old and a 21 year old.

Thats a huge generalization. I've met plenty of 18 year olds that could run their own business, and plenty of 21 year olds that wouldn't be fit to guard an outhouse.

queezyweezel: FruitlandGenerics: You obviously haven't been around HS kids lately. BIG difference in the maturity level of 17 year old and a 21 year old.

Thats a huge generalization. I've met plenty of 18 year olds that could run their own business, and plenty of 21 year olds that wouldn't be fit to guard an outhouse.

I prefer MASSIVE generalization, thankyouverymuch.

I would gladly forego the prom if I was banging an 18-year-old.


/creepy

if you let a 21 year-old in the prom, you can be almost guaranteed there'll be underage drinking going on there.

monitorman: I would gladly forego the prom if I was banging an 18-year-old.


/creepy

Took My 14 year old gf to the prom.
Went to hers 3 years later in my dress blues.
Wasn't a problem.

FruitlandGenerics: What the hell is a 21 year old doing dating a HS girl?

they might be in love.

The district has refunded the cost of Pope's tickets and says it will reimburse her for her dress.

Freeper submitter is hoping that you all don't read the full 4 paragraph article to see that there is nothing to be outraged over.

School has a rule, the marine is cool with it, and school district is bending over backwards to satify the marine.

There had to be some maximum age...

Why did the school refund money, though? Were they not quick enough about informing the HS senior of their 20-and-under rule?
It wasn't a new rule, was it??

More info. is needed to snark properly.

Something about the idea of Prom being cooler than actually going...

/He's not really missing anything.

Newsflash: Pope can't bring boyfriend Marine to prom. More at 11.

I can understand their concern about the kids having an even easier time of drinking themselves silly. I find it much sillier that people are like "21 dating 18? Ewww." What the hell are you, 5? Get over it. They're both of legal age, and it's just a 3 year difference. Jeez.

vudukungfu: monitorman: I would gladly forego the prom if I was banging an 18-year-old.


/creepy

Took My 14 year old gf to the prom.
Went to hers 3 years later in my dress blues.
Wasn't a problem.

I can't believe this got greenlit.

/nor can I believe its not butter
//but the butter is FANTASTIC

doyner: Of course, now that she's married to a total asshole and denied her the freedom she need to be a successful day trader, you're probably happy.
/she is 48 now, and has kids.
//we never farked, ftr.
/// 14 with a c cup is not pedo territory, btw.

I dated a guy who was too old to go to my prom.

...That said, my daughter will be attending a private Catholic academy in Switzerland where there isn't a word for 'prom.'

The school really should just let the guy go. I mean, christ almighty, he's 21, she's 18. Now they get bad press and will prob get shiat on a lot for an easily avoidable situation.

Kyosuke: This is not about supporting troops, asshat submitter.

Go back to freeperland.

That's true - it has to do with irrational fears and arrogant presumption. But that's why we overpay our school adminstrators. If they weren't out there making stupid, short sighted, asinine decisions who would do it for us?

I don't see how this has anything to do with the girl's date being a Marine. The school is prohibiting him from attending because he's 21 & can legally buy alcohol. Likely the school has this rule in effect to keep the dance as alcohol free as possible.

That being said, this is a non-story. The school is issuing a refund for the dance tickets & they're reimbursing the girl for the dress she bought.

doyner:

Obvious photoshop is Obvious - the flag is two pixels too far to the left.

/snark

wyltoknow: I can understand their concern about the kids having an even easier time of drinking themselves silly. I find it much sillier that people are like "21 dating 18? Ewww." What the hell are you, 5? Get over it. They're both of legal age, and it's just a 3 year difference. Jeez.

Agreed. I'm starting to get into a relationship with someone who is 18 going on 19 and much more mature than I was at that age. I'm 24 myself. IIRC my grandma and grandpa were 7 years apart in age.

This isn't that uncommon. People just don't advertise how far apart in age they are from their spouse.

Subtard: American war hero Marine can't attend girlfriend's school dance because "school administration hates America21 is the legal age for alcohol consumption." Support the troops, but not on prom night

FTFY

FruitlandGenerics: I never said anything about jailbait. I was wondering what the hell a 21 year old is doing dating a HS kid.

This ... There is a huge difference between being 18 and in HS and 18 and in College ... at least physiologically ... when I was 21 HS was off limits even if she was 18 ... (Freshman in College was a different story :-)

Is it prom season again? I liked this article better the first time, when it was published seven years ago, and every year since 9/11.

PFC PedoBear is teh awesome.

After reading TFA ... I am more in tune with the school. They refunded her tickets and will pay for her dress.

If I was a principal/head master I wouldn't let a 21 year old near my students.

In short I agree with the schools actions ...

Talk about nothing too see...oh look, green light!

FAIL!

GoodOmens: FruitlandGenerics: I never said anything about jailbait. I was wondering what the hell a 21 year old is doing dating a HS kid.

This ... There is a huge difference between being 18 and in HS and 18 and in College ... at least physiologically ... when I was 21 HS was off limits even if she was 18 ... (Freshman in College was a different story :-)

Agreed. There are certainly exceptions to the rule but most HSers suffer from the HS mentality, i.e. they are retarded. Just think, if you're 20 something or older now, would you have dated you 18 year old self?

Is this really the worst thing happening in Chicago right now?

So I'm guessing that everyone going off on the submitter are zero tolerance freaks?

Probably the same people that say yep, that nail file on the fingernail clipper looks awfully dangerous and it technically is a blade so that's five days out of school suspension. Oh you were late because you over slept working the close shift at McD's for the third time this week to help the family out? I'm sorry, its still a detention - sorry, but that will make you late for work and they'll fire you, but rules are rules.

The point is, there is a rule - but shouldn't a marine flying back for prom be a cause for an admin to make an exception?

/yep been in a district that did those things.

Are you people retards?

The guy being a marine is the tip of the ironic cake we have here.

That specifi noum (marine) is there to emphasize the fact that, at this guy's age, you can go and kill random people (or be killed by them) in a godforsaken desert 1,000,000 miles away from your home and yet you're not grown-up enough to drink that dangerous and filthy drug, the alcohol.

Get it now? No one is spitting at your beloved soldiers and their priceless contribution to yada yada yada

/Not submitter
//No, really.

because nobody underage has ever procured alcohol for the the prom....

etabetapi: GoodOmens: FruitlandGenerics: I never said anything about jailbait. I was wondering what the hell a 21 year old is doing dating a HS kid.

This ... There is a huge difference between being 18 and in HS and 18 and in College ... at least physiologically ... when I was 21 HS was off limits even if she was 18 ... (Freshman in College was a different story :-)

Agreed. There are certainly exceptions to the rule but most HSers suffer from the HS mentality, i.e. they are retarded. Just think, if you're 20 something or older now, would you have dated you 18 year old self?

I agree but I've come to the conclusion girls are idiot's until around 25~26 when they finally realize that they are really are not the center of attention.

/Again exceptions ... there are cool girls out there :-)
//No I would not have dated myself ... that would have been gay

GoodOmens: After reading TFA ... I am more in tune with the school. They refunded her tickets and will pay for her dress.

If I was a principal/head master I wouldn't let a 21 year old near my students.

In short I agree with the schools actions ...

How long were they dating though? Depending on birth dates, that could be a 2 school year difference. If they started dating when he was a senior and she was a sophomore, and now it's two years later, is it that big of deal?

Would you stop a senior/freshman couple? Are there rules against that at the school? There is a MUCH larger difference between seniors and freshman compared to a 18 year old and a 21 year old.

FruitlandGenerics

You obviously haven't been around HS kids lately. BIG difference in the maturity level of 17 year old and a 21 year old.

Not really.

queezyweezel: So, the school refunded the cost of the tickets and even agreed to pay her back for her prom dress. What's the problem here smitty?

So it's totally cool and all for a 4 year old to date a 1 year old? You sick, twisted little freak!

/I keed, I keed...

Yeah, absolutely nothing to do with him being a Marine. Pretty much everywhere you can't go if you're 21, because they don't want you supplying booze.

Gee, a three year difference between consenting adults.

What's a school doing saying "here's your money back, shove your prom memories up your ass"?

GoodOmens: If I was a principal/head master I wouldn't let a 21 year old near my students.

Late to this party, but your comment made me laugh!! Especially when said on FARK!!

My question is...
What about the TEACHERS????
Worried about competition, maybe???

logictwisted: GoodOmens: After reading TFA ... I am more in tune with the school. They refunded her tickets and will pay for her dress.

If I was a principal/head master I wouldn't let a 21 year old near my students.

In short I agree with the schools actions ...

How long were they dating though? Depending on birth dates, that could be a 2 school year difference. If they started dating when he was a senior and she was a sophomore, and now it's two years later, is it that big of deal?

Would you stop a senior/freshman couple? Are there rules against that at the school? There is a MUCH larger difference between seniors and freshman compared to a 18 year old and a 21 year old.

While I see your argument ... I guess I never really experienced that when I was their age ... in a sense of having myself / or friends that were in a similar situation.

I'm still not doubting that they could have been dating for a while but from what it seems it looks like the school had no relation with the guy.

When I was in high school I dated a girl from another school ... it was an all girl school ... but they still knew who I was during prom / spring fling / and all the other dances they had.

/Still sticking with the school in this one