if you tie them into parent/child activities, they should be allowed. Today's families are so different than they were years ago that this allows for all different types of families to take part in the activities!!

With all the problems our kids face today, especially in school... I personally think this is one of the saddest decisions I have heard. (I started to say, in a long time, but realized I hear about sad decisions EVERY day). I can understand, to a degree, how that mother feels, and I can completely sympathize with the daughter. I was blessed with a devoted, loving Father who passed away when I was 7, so any activities that included a father were pretty sad for me... and still are, to be honest, all these years later.
But I also recognize how important those special occasions can be for the daughters. I would have given anything to have the opportunity to participate in a special dance for Dads and daughters!
However, our society has changed radically since that time so very many years ago, and fewer little girls have the presence of their Father in the home. High divorce rates,, single Motherhood, wars that take Fathers away from the family, drugs, alcoholism, etc, etc, etc. I guess I can understand how that mother feels and wants to spare her daughted the sadness of not having her Dad there to escort her to the dance floor. I can also understand how the other little girls, who had been looking forward to the special "date" must feel being denied that priviledge.
It's an awful decision, either way, and such a sorry, sorry statement of the times.
Either way, like I said... it's one of the saddest decisions I have heard... today.

Conni, well said.
It is a shame that the state legislature had seen fit to pass laws eliminating these events. I feel for former School Superintendent Nero and current School Superintendent Lundstun who had no choice but to obey the law. Hopefully the State Legislature can remedy this.

Of course they should be allowed. It is a great tradition that helps Father daughter bonding. I would have no problem with either parent attending or a surrogate but for those families who want to continue participating in a Father Daughter experience it should be allowed. traditionally Fathers have had limited time to have experiences with their daughters because of work and other obligattions and while society has changed having a forum for Fathers and Daughters to have a shared cultural expereince together instead of just sports. As an offset schools could have Mother Son dances tto and they should all respect the differences in families and allow whoever wants to share the experience to attend. The dances don't HAVE to be exclusionary but we all need to use common sense.

I don't think the label "father-daughter" "mother-son" matters much. If a girl wants to go to daddy-daughter dance with her mother, brother, stepfather, mom's boyfriend, or older sister, it shouldn't matter.

What a selfish woman.... yes her daughter does miss out and that is really sad. So her thought is so let's just let all these girls miss out on a special time with their dads too. People are so it's all about them these days and it's making the world a much sadder place. I'm guessing if she asked the mom could have gone as a "Dad" I know other events where people allowed that or had a special male friend step in.