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New Jersey high school bans limos and luxury cars from prom
NY Post ^ | 01 Mar 2019 | uncredited/AP

Posted on 03/02/2019 2:58:18 AM PST by blueplum

WANAQUE, N.J. — Some students at a New Jersey high school are upset that they won’t be able to make a grand entrance by taking limousines and luxury cars to their prom.

Lakeland Regional High School administrators sent a letter to parents this week stating that prom attendees must take school-provided and chaperoned coach buses to and from the venue in June.

Schools Superintendent Hugh Beattie says it’s a matter of safety and equity...

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To: DoodleBob

The guy on the news said that the venue was far away and parking was limited. I couldn’t figure out the parking part. But now I figure if 20 limos show up, where are the little cars going to park? Most parking lots are not designed for limos.

We’ll see how the students and parents respond to this busing rule.


41 posted on 03/02/2019 5:26:29 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: blueplum

No problem, just tell them that your limousines self identifies as a Kia...........


42 posted on 03/02/2019 5:26:44 AM PST by Lockbox
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To: blueplum

Luxury cars? Like Mercedes, Rolls, Jaguars? Some parents drive those, does this mean that students can’t drive their own family cars?


43 posted on 03/02/2019 5:28:54 AM PST by kalee
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To: blueplum

A matter of safety and equity...not mention climate change.


44 posted on 03/02/2019 5:30:16 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

Then why are they mentioning EQUITY?


45 posted on 03/02/2019 5:31:21 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: kearnyirish2

Lots of drunk limo drivers?


46 posted on 03/02/2019 5:39:10 AM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: blueplum
"Schools Superintendent Hugh Beattie says it’s a matter of safety and equity for all students."

Pay attention, kids. Notice how the equity part of “safety and equity” delivers you equal crappy school bus rides rather than equal limousine rides? Yeah, that’s how Socialism works.

47 posted on 03/02/2019 5:48:04 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Olog-hai

No, the kids can’t drive their own cars either as I understand it.


48 posted on 03/02/2019 5:48:32 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: SamAdams76

“Also, the girls should forgo the gowns and dress in appropriately dowdy pant suits.”

Well, the good side of this is that it will cut down the number of parents moving to jobs in another town three months later...


49 posted on 03/02/2019 5:49:44 AM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.”)
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To: blueplum

My HS cheer:

We drive Porsche’s!

We drive ‘Cedes!

All you got is

Shady ladies!


50 posted on 03/02/2019 6:01:41 AM PST by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: Lockbox
“No problem, just tell them that your limousines self identifies as a Kia...........” 🤣
51 posted on 03/02/2019 6:18:58 AM PST by MyDogAteMyBallot
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To: kearnyirish2

According to the news, the venue is 45 minutes away.
That may be the reason for equity.
They’re also mentioning charter buses.


52 posted on 03/02/2019 6:20:47 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: 1_Rain_Drop
It’s about how limos are built. They have a now known weak area.

There's nothing "now known" about it.

You've posted a message here about the dangers of limousines, and you cite a limo crash in upstate New York last year where the design of the vehicle wasn't even close to the biggest problem.

1. The vehicle drove through a stop sign at a T-intersection, at a speed of 50+ miles per hour.

2. The vehicle had 18 seats but was only rated for 10.

3. The vehicle had been ordered out of service after failing multiple state inspections.

4. The driver did not have a CDL with a passenger endorsement, which was required for any vehicle carrying that many passengers.

The whole thing was a cluster-f#%&. It was a sh!tty, fifth-rate limo company operating in that Third World dump known as New York. The design of the vehicle was the least of anyone's problems there.

53 posted on 03/02/2019 6:24:27 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.")
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To: blueplum

Right - ruin a one time event for some of those kids.


54 posted on 03/02/2019 6:24:45 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

Good point; hadn’t thought of that.


55 posted on 03/02/2019 6:25:42 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: blueplum

It’s about the sex. Parents don’t want their kids driving around in mobile boudoirs.


56 posted on 03/02/2019 6:31:56 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

LOL That’s one story. There are thousands of limos operating daily with no problems.


57 posted on 03/02/2019 6:36:35 AM PST by raybbr (The left is a poison on society. There is no antidote. Running its course will be painful. You)
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To: Alberta's Child
"Third World dump known as New York"

Ignorant child. Don't confuse NEW YORK CITY with UPSTATE NEW YORK. We are not a dump.

Here UPSTATE they are discussing the limo accident when referring to the prom.

58 posted on 03/02/2019 6:36:37 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: raybbr

really? the death of 20 people gets a”LOL” from you?


59 posted on 03/02/2019 6:39:32 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: blueplum

The Nazi-coms are running the schools.


60 posted on 03/02/2019 6:40:49 AM PST by Wuli
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