Father-daughter dances: Why one city is cancelling them
In a highly controversial move, one American city has nixed school father-daughter dances?an evening where dads and daughters pose adorably for photos and then spend the evening together, dancing the night away.
A law passed by the New York Department of Education last March, called the “Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Guidelines,” directed schools to eliminate any gender-based practices?which includes father-daughter dances?unless the activities served a clear educational purpose.
And the issue came to a head earlier this month when a school on Staten Island canceled their dance?citing the DOE policy?generating an uproar of dissenting opinions from parents and non-parents alike. Those in favor of the dances say they’re innocent, sweet and much-beloved events where fathers and their daughters can bond, make lasting memories, and grow closer.
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Those on the other side of the argument find that such gendered events can be exclusionary?not only for those who don’t identify with their biological gender, but for families with different structures, such as families with two moms or single mom-led households.
Some also argue that there’s somet...
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