After noticing increasingly risqué outfits appearing at the school dances, administration officials have decided to step up enforcement of rules dictating the length and appropriateness of dance attire.

“I would compare it to bridesmaids in a wedding,” Principal Darlene Jones said. “For a while, the style was princess dresses. Styles have changed.”

Despite the fact that there is a new push for enforcement this year, the rule has been around for years. In the past, though, dresses were modeled after ball gowns, much different than the styles seen in stores today. Junior Class President Murphy Riley, who is charged with piecing together the 2012 Prom, thinks the rule is going to curb what she sees as a problem.

“People do take things too far,” Riley said. “They show things we don’t want to see, so I am glad they are enforcing it.”

For dresses that violate this dress code, the Junior Class Delegates have white t-shirts which violators will have to wear to remedy the problem. In spite of these tougher regulations, Delegates sponsor Lori Moore is optimistic about the success of this year’s Prom.

“I don’t think the rules are as strict as some students are making them out to be,” Moore said. “We don’t want problems; we don’t want to send anyone home.”