Attendance Policy Controversy
In 2007 more than 100 juniors and seniors were banned from attending prom due to an attendance policy that states that if students have more than six absences in a quarter or 10 in a semester, they will lose the privilege of participating in extracurricular activities. This is a district rule enforced by all other schools in Pasco County. Many students affected by this rule claimed that it was not enforced before and were allowed to attend homecoming, even with excessive absences. They tried to start a petition and tried to organize their own prom.
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