We HAVE to take this things over and make it "work":
1 - Not enough cake, punch, refreshments in general. excuse? "shortages. what can you do?"
2 - terrible-tasting refreshments. excuse? It was the head chef's day off and no one else knows how to make a cake. what can you do?"
3- those of us who know about modern music do something appropriate.
4 - Decorations? None. They're frivolous and wasteful.
5. Royalty? Somebody - or several somebodies rant, rave, scream, yell, abuse and general pound on people for wanting such a non-egalitarian element of a prom.
6. Everybody goes, whether they want to or not. It's a required school activity.
7. Transportation: the school busses will pick students up at a specific time. Some will be late. Some will never arrive. They will be available to take students home at the specified ending time.
8. After prom? Don't be silly. One party should be enough for anyone.
9: Dress code: [near and dear to my heart] Each student will be allowed to spend the same amount on his tux or her dress as any other student. Those who have older sisters who have a dress they can borrow will be permitted to wear it and pocket their "clothing allowance"; the same [unlikely] situation for older brothers, cousins, fathers with tuxes that can be borrowed. Note: Since males and females are equal, the clothing allowance will......I ran off the rails here.

Somebody else, take it away! I'm sure I've forgotten something. Anyone up for a road trip?

They think it's cute and rebelious. They have no idea how deadly serious it is for victims of communism.

To celebrate the spirit of the prom, I'm assuming they are going to combine all of the GPAs and redistribute grades equally. Along with all scholarships, grants, etc. received by the Seniors preparing to go to college.

I guess all the prom dresses and tuxedos should be made by someone's grandma, all must look exactly the same, only available in 3 sizes, XXSmall, Medium/Long, and XXXXLarge. Shoes only available in Size 7 for men, or Size 12 for women. No manis or pedis before the event, only makeup allowed is what can be found in the clearance bin at Walmart.

I need my fair share of their prom. I didn't get to go to my high school prom, so they should invite me, and my wife, too, who didn't go to her prom, either.

And because we have suffered longer than they have, we should get a bigger limo and first chance at the refreshments. And the booze. Oops, I forgot, they aren't old enough to drink, and we don't drink. Oh well, can't have everything.

Sorry. I'm off the mark there, not being selfish enough. I don't WANT their prom. Or especially their vodka.

How about instead someone send the books and the videos of We The Living and Atlas Shrugged to some of the members of that senior class?

shameful testament to the lack of parenting and the educational system. Perhaps a field trip to Cuba or Venezuela is on order?

The only thing collective about that group is they are all, apparently, collectively stupid. Must be the first batch of Kommon Kore graduates to go to Kollege...

My comment on that link..
[ Hold on, this is waiting to be approved by CBS Las Vegas. ]

"And the station's comments section is now closed...

But nowhere in the alleged 'news report' did I see ANYTHING that elaborated on what the students had envisioned in that 'theme' nor anything resembling a message they were trying to convey!

So, all in all, virtually EVERY comment on the station's site, and from what I've seen here,... ALL of you have created IN your OWN MINDS, pictures and stories of WTF this 'plan' MEANS to EVERYONE involved or NOT involved, and you are ALL reacting to Those Pictures!

Are you all crazy?

No, I don't think crazy is the right word, but I've seen too many contemporaries do exactly the same thing... Hear about an event, create a scenario in their minds about what it means and how it MIGHT affect them, and then react violently to their imagined 'danger' resulting from the hypothetical outcome of the 'screenplay' they wrote IN their Minds!

Wait... I take it back... I think that IS some kind of 'crazy.' "

It's a good thing that I'm so old that my kids and grandkids are no longer in school. If they were, and this were going on I would be all over them, and their teachers and their administrators. And I am sure I could get a few dozen parents to accompany me.

Young people like that becoming explicitly, open-
ly, brazenly Communistic?--Still, there may be
hope; maybe it was intended as a joke. (even if
a sick joke).
I have zero experience with going to proms.

And those shoes and bags shown in the picture reek of capitalism, and all such items should be contraband then substituted with a pair of Bruce lee slippers.
Do they do this in the classroom too?

Good grief... What is in their minds? I wonder. Are they making fun of Communism or are they celebrating it. Is it both? What is the breakdown? Perhaps they are hoping to prepare for a position in the next "Brain Trust." Galt help us...
I hope somebody helps them out and removes all the toilet paper in the restrooms...

This sounds like a good opportunity to teach the real history of communist rule. I doubt the 'crats who run public schools will do it, though.

they are demonstrating their ignorance of the world.
why don't the celebrate the accomplishments of man for being good versus dictatorial government.

I grew up in Roswell, back when the Air Force had a presence. We knew about defending the US against communism, as we heard the jets overhead.
Then Woodstock and the hippies migrated to Taos, and Old Albuquerque, the feeling changed. Then Jane Fonda moved to New Mexico, can it get worse. Well, now the influence is complete and we have classes of nitwits soon to graduate.
Oh, and about the dress, code, nothing fancy or colorful at the prom, go with Mao and the basic drab garb.If the little idiots are going to do it, go all the way.

This reminds me, for some reason. I was thinking about putting a sticker on my truck with a photo of Pol Pot - maybe some mock campaign sticker. I know, not really related. But, it reminded me of that. Most wouldn't get it. Cambodians would probably key my truck and flatten the tires...

Those students need to share their not enough punch from the same drinking glass.
My parents visited Russia when it was the Soviet Union during a church organ tour of also Europe, believe it or not. (My mother led a church choir).
They took a photo of people lined up at a water fountain of a sort that you could fit a hose pipe to it. It was summer and hot.
There set the glass.
Yum! Yum!

I went to an International Baccalaureate program. Those kids are all fired up and stressed out. It's a lot of "OMG YOU MUST GET INTO IVY LEAGUE". Those kids will all be completely different in 10 years.