Readers React: Perspective on prom ‘draft’

Because the “prom draft” at Corona del Mar High School followed so closely behind its cheating scandal, I think it made this “scandal” sound worse than it really is. This time, I’m not sure anyone at the school did anything wrong. (“School prom ‘draft’ prompts reflection in exclusive Newport Beach,” May 8)

There will always be things that can’t be legislated. Some boy will always like one girl better than another. Some girl will always hope a boy she’s never spoken to will invite her to the prom. Some boy will raise the bar for the others by asking his girlfriend to the prom in a very unusual way.

Students are judged. They compete for grades and to get into the best schools. They compete athletically. They compete socially. They compete for jobs, now and always.

The prom draft sounds like a creative extension of a process that is happening anyway. I’m not sure how this makes it any more hurtful for someone to be left out.

Linda Algazi

Corona del Mar

Kathy Scott, principal of Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, is shocked that some of her affluent male students are paying big bucks to “draft” prom dates and that the girls go along with a system that rewards the wealthy and objectifies women based on superficial qualities.

But isn’t it the function of high school to prepare students for the real world?

Jim Tanksley

Lancaster

Regarding the recent cheating scheme and the NFL-style prom “draft” at Corona del Mar High School: The students didn’t learn it from strangers.

Gail McClain

Laguna Beach