Stratford High School allow prom to go ahead
A school in Stratford, Connecticut in the US had to cancel its school prom scheduled for next spring after a series of acts of vandalism took place during homecoming week. Due to the severity of the crimes, the police were called in to investigate. Following a series of interviews involving the police and school officials, the culprits finally cam forward to take responsibility for their actions.
This week the Board of Education at the school in Straford have announced that the school prom will now go ahead as originally planned, next spring. One of the teachers who had her house vandalised during the attacks said she was glad the prom was back on and that the vandals had come clean.
The Superintendent who was in charge of the investigation, Scott Winch, said I give the kids who stepped up and took the blame a lot of credit,” Winch said. “It wasn’t an easy thing to do.” Although the guilty parties have not been named due to their age, Winch did read out a letter of apology from the gang. However some board members and parents are calling for the vandals to face some kind of punishment such as a series of fines or to undertake a community clean-up scheme.
One thing’s for certain, the students at Stratford High couldn’t be more thrilled that their prom is back on. One pupil said “I’m so excited! I’ve already had my dress. The main thing is the prom.”
