A US teenager has been banned from his own graduation for breaking strict 'no dancing' rules by attending his girlfriend's prom.
The Heritage Christian School in Findlay, Ohio, had warned Tyler Frost, 17, he would be suspended if he went to the dance.
Tyler said he didn't think going to the dance was wrong even though his fundamentalist Baptist school forbids dancing, rock music and hand-holding.
He had signed a contract at the beginning of the school year promising to refrain from such activities, and it came back to haunt him when he asked his principal to sign a permission slip to let him attend the prom.
Tyler's principal, Tim England said: "Should a Christian place themselves at an event where young ladies will have low-cut dresses and be dancing in them."
Tyler told his principal that he didn't 't feel any less of a Christian for attending the prom: "I still feel I'm a Christian," Frost said. "I believe in the morals they've taught me."
"It's kind of sad that it has to end this way," Tyler said. "I was kind of looking forward to graduating with my class, you know, that's why you put in 13 years of school - to graduate."
But he added: "It was worth it. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to prom, and I'm glad I went. Looking back, I think I made the right decision."
Tyler's stepfather, Stephan Johnson, has hired a lawyer and is considering suing the school. He believes the contract doesn't cover what students do in after-school activities.
The Heritage Christian School in Findlay, Ohio, had warned Tyler Frost, 17, he would be suspended if he went to the dance.
Tyler said he didn't think going to the dance was wrong even though his fundamentalist Baptist school forbids dancing, rock music and hand-holding.
He had signed a contract at the beginning of the school year promising to refrain from such activities, and it came back to haunt him when he asked his principal to sign a permission slip to let him attend the prom.
Tyler's principal, Tim England said: "Should a Christian place themselves at an event where young ladies will have low-cut dresses and be dancing in them."
Tyler told his principal that he didn't 't feel any less of a Christian for attending the prom: "I still feel I'm a Christian," Frost said. "I believe in the morals they've taught me."
"It's kind of sad that it has to end this way," Tyler said. "I was kind of looking forward to graduating with my class, you know, that's why you put in 13 years of school - to graduate."
But he added: "It was worth it. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to prom, and I'm glad I went. Looking back, I think I made the right decision."
Tyler's stepfather, Stephan Johnson, has hired a lawyer and is considering suing the school. He believes the contract doesn't cover what students do in after-school activities.
