Girl taken from Huston Prom in handcuffs

[Invictus ChiKen]

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By WENDELL EDWARDS / KHOU-TV

HOUSTON - Marche Taylor’s prom night experience wasn’t quite the norm. That’s because a night of dancing and hanging out with friends ended in a confrontation with school officials over her choice of apparel.

The Madison High School senior was escorted out in handcuffs because school officials said her revealing gold dress was inappropriate for the school prom.

"I actually like the dress. Everybody else likes my dress,” Ms. Taylor said as she showed it off to a KHOU-TV reporter on Friday afternoon.

Madison High's prom took place at the Sugar Land Marriott, but Ms. Taylor got only as far as the lobby. When she tried to enter the ballroom, she was told her outfit violated a school dress code.

"She shook her head, she was like, 'You are not getting into this prom,'” Ms. Taylor said. “We were arguing back and forth because I wanted to know why I can't get into my prom.”

Even after offering to provide more cover, Ms. Taylor was denied access. So she demanded her money back.

Eventually, Ms. Taylor said, someone called police. Officers showed up, handcuffed her and escorted her out. A photographer snapped a photo of Ms. Taylor, in handcuffs, being led out of the hotel.

Madison High School Principal Aubrey Todd said said the dress was inappropriate and violated the rules.

“It was revealing in such a way that it would not be appropriate for a prom," said Mr. Todd, who stood by the school official who denied Ms. Taylor access to the event.

Ms. Taylor said she regrets how things turned out. "They didn't give me any options but to go to jail or go home,” she said.

So let's see black girl wears a skimpy dress, offers to put on MORE clothing but is still denied access.

I am sure race hasn't a thinking to do with this...

[Dracofrost]

And it still provided much more coverage than your average bathing suit on the beach...

[Singular Intellect]

So let's see black girl wears a skimpy dress, offers to put on MORE clothing but is still denied access.

I am sure race hasn't a thinking to do with this...

I'm not sure what you're implying...are you implying the school principle (who is black) who said the dress was inappropiate and that's why she wasn't admitted, is a racist? Or stupid?

And did you watch the video for the article? Her dress was pretty skimpy.

I personally didn't see a problem with it, but then I'm not familiar with the school's dress code rules. If sher violated them, then she is at fault

[Lusankya]

The telly last night showed the dress code for the prom, and IIRC it included limitations on the amount bare midriff that could be shown. Guess she should have looked up on that before making the dress.

[Singular Intellect]

I have yet to see a single shred of eveidence this incident is race motivated.

She's black, was arrested by a black police officer, and the black school president asseted she violated the dress code.

[Phantasee]

Man, I didn't see any dress. Or are we talking about that gold napkin she was wearing?

No shit it was against dress code. She's in high school, Prom isn't a Paris catwalk.

[Superman]

Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like she gave that school official some attitude. Granted she was angry, but there must have been a better way to handle the situation.

[Invictus ChiKen]

I think what got me was that she offered to CHANGE into another dress and they still said she couldn't get in.

But maybe I am missing something here.

[Superman]

I think what got me was that she offered to CHANGE into another dress and they still said she couldn't get in.

But maybe I am missing something here.

I just wonder how much of a bad attitude she gave that school official before she offered to change her outfit.

[Darth Ruinus]

Uh yeah, thats not really a dress at all. My prom was, what was it? 3 weeks ago. And a week before that our school went over the dress codes. It was made sure that everyone understood the dress codes. She either didnt pay attention (its doubtful the school just told them once "No revealing atire") or she paid attention and just didnt care.

That, and like Superman said, she probably did give them some attitude.

Or hell, maybe she gave them attitude and is a bad student anyway, maybe her grades had something to do with it?

[RogueIce]

Yeah, that's a pretty skimpy dress. Maybe if you were going out to a club or something, but I'm not surprised a high school prom would have issues over it.

As to the handcuffs, she was apparently given the choice to go home or go to jail, so if she kept giving attitude and refusing to leave, that would technically be trespassing and so the officer took her out. It doesn't say if he just drove her home or went to the station or even jail though.

And yeah, racism? C'mon man, you're gonna need something more than "oh she's black" for that, especially since the principal and cop were, y'know, black.

[Kitsune]

The "Dress" is pretty skimpy....
You never know what ind of tone she reacted to being told she could not come into the prom.....Her attitude might have been what caused the police to be called.....

[Andrew_Fireborn]

Just from the interview, I highly doubt she was trying to calmly reason with the person who told her should had violated the dress code...

[Broomstick]

I think I've owned bathing suits that covered more flesh than that dress.

Race has nothing to do with it - that was not appropriate attire for a prom.

(And I'm sure everyone liked her dress, especially the horny, heterosexual men present. That still does not make it OK to wear to wear a dress to the prom that covers less tit than the average bra)

[PeZook]

Heh...

At first I thought "Jeez...these school officials need to chill out. A revealing dress is cause for calling the police now?"

Then I saw the interview. That's a dress? Har-har. A prom is a (semi)official event, and that dress is not proper attire for an official event. Part of high school life is (or should be...) learning how to behave and dress for some situations, and...man. That was spectacular fail. I mean, it's not like high school girls didn't wear sexy dresses to my high school prom, but they were sexy and tasteful.

Plus, I really doubt the situation went "Student calmly asks why she can't come in, asshole principal immediately calls police."

Even the most vile, assholish and anal-retentive school principals rarely resort to police intervention because of an argument with a student.

Heh, could you imagine someone showing up in a dress like this at, say, an embassy dinner? An opera house? An official corporate banquet? A job interview? Her dress is good for clubbing or a beach party. It's too bad she was handcuffed, though, but if she really gave a police officer attitude, I can understand that.

[GrandMasterTerwynn]

Yeah, that's a pretty skimpy dress. Maybe if you were going out to a club or something, but I'm not surprised a high school prom would have issues over it.

As to the handcuffs, she was apparently given the choice to go home or go to jail, so if she kept giving attitude and refusing to leave, that would technically be trespassing and so the officer took her out. It doesn't say if he just drove her home or went to the station or even jail though.

And yeah, racism? C'mon man, you're gonna need something more than "oh she's black" for that, especially since the principal and cop were, y'know, black.

Indeed. That's no dress, that's a bathing suit. It would not be surprising to me if her tone towards the authorities was anything but respectful and reasonable. So, frankly, fuck her, she really should've known better.

[Zixinus]

Personally, I don't see why this is even remotely newsworthy.

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

Personally, I don't see why this is even remotely newsworthy.

Because it distracts from more important shit like the Iraq (For Sale) War and all the other crap going on.

[Darth Wong]

I think I've owned bathing suits that covered more flesh than that dress.

Race has nothing to do with it - that was not appropriate attire for a prom.

Personally, I've never understood the high school prom hoopla anyway.

(And I'm sure everyone liked her dress, especially the horny, heterosexual men present. That still does not make it OK to wear to wear a dress to the prom that covers less tit than the average bra)

She still wouldn't have been arrested if she didn't get belligerent when refused entry, which is what probably happened. At the risk of being accused of racial stereotyping, I think we all secretly suspect that this was just another Angry Loud-Mouth Black Chick incident.

[Singular Intellect]

At the risk of being accused of racial stereotyping, I think we all secretly suspect that this was just another Angry Loud-Mouth Black Chick incident.

Yeah, watching her on the video there I got that strong impression myself.

[General Zod]

Don't most highschools have policies to not refund prom costs if the student does something to get themselves removed or pretty much anything other than it was the fault of the faculty that the prom was cancelled? Yeah, not feeling a lot of sympathy.

[Death from the Sea]

I was listening to the radio Monday morning and they were talking about this on almost every station. Of course many were asking "Where was this girls mother?" and "Why did she allow her to wear that?". Well the mother was listening to 94.5 when I was and called in. She said that her daughter brought her a sketch of her prom dress before it was made, the thing is the dress she ended up wearing was not the one in the sketch. The mother said that herself and her mother (the girls grandmother) gave the girl money to go have a special dress made as a reward for all of her hard work in school. The mother was pissed on the radio but the anger was directed at her daughter. The mother said that she was working (it sounded as if she probably had more than one job) when her daughter left for prom and so she did not get to see her daughter before she left for prom. The mother said that the first time she saw the dress was on the 10 o'clock news.

The girl talks about how she should get a refund on her $100 prom tickets in the interview I saw. The mother said that she also bought the prom tickets and said that she doesn't expect or want a refund because her daughter violated the dress code and so the cost is forfeit...

As for the OP saying that she offered to put more clothes on, no she offered to pin up the tail of her dress to cover up some of her midriff. And in doing so would have made the miniskirt part even shorter on the "dress". And we all know that if they had let her in with the dress tail covering her midriff, that eventually it would be unpinned and she would have been wearing the dress as she was in the pics.

[Davis 51]

OK, so I read the OP's comment about race, and at first, I thought "I'm not surprised, it's Huston after all." Then I saw the video. Lump me in with the "You call that a dress" crowd? The arrest thing threw me off a bit, but then, if she caused enough of a racket, then they had a right to arrest her. Besides, she could have gone home.

At the risk of being accused of racial stereotyping, I think we all secretly suspect that this was just another Angry Loud-Mouth Black Chick incident.

Have you ever seen an angry loud-mouthed white chick incident? I have. My high school was 80-90% white, so any incident involving a bitchy teenage girl/boy (and believe me, there were plenty on both genders), was more likely to involve a white person. And yes, security was called on most of those situations. A bitchy boy/girl being dragged away by security guards while screaming "what did I do?!" after blatantly disrespecting and ignoring the teachers orders to do the work assigned, is one of the funniest things ever.

As far as I know, nothing happened at our prom, but then again, I didn't go to our prom. I went to an all-girls school prom because I had a good friend there who introduced me to my date, ironically, a black girl.

[Darth Wong]

At the risk of being accused of racial stereotyping, I think we all secretly suspect that this was just another Angry Loud-Mouth Black Chick incident.

Have you ever seen an angry loud-mouthed white chick incident?

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Yes, I have. In my experience however, it takes less to set off an Angry Loud-Mouth Black Chick, because she has a chip on her shoulder about racial discrimination.

[Illuminatus Primus]

I think I've owned bathing suits that covered more flesh than that dress.

Race has nothing to do with it - that was not appropriate attire for a prom.

Personally, I've never understood the high school prom hoopla anyway.

You had a future after high school. Prom and graduation were the gateways to opportunity and freedom of action and pursuit of success. For a lot of people, its the last hurrah. Sad, but true.