Ivanhoe Girls Grammar

Who would have thought that in the year 2010 a “good” school would try to enforce a “Ken and Barbie doll” image on its senior students? Don’t they watch Modern Family? Haven’t they tuned in to Glee?

Sorry Ken, I'm going with one of the Bratz girls.

I was shocked to see the story today about Hannah Williams and her girlfriend Savannah Supski. Hannah was banned from bringing her girlfriend Savannah to the school formal and was told that if she wanted to attend, it would have to be with a boy so they could get a nice gender balance. 

It is just not a credible argument that if they allowed girls to invite anyone they wanted, they would all invite other girls. I suspect the Principal already regrets saying that.

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  • CD says:

    02:51pm | 08/04/11

    Perhaps it should have been bring a friend.  Leave the relationship issue until they leave school.  Some kids at school don’t have nor are interested in relationships of the kind you are suggesting.  They maybe interested in studying and having lessons on socialising regardless of what sex they are.  Another… Read more »

  • Louise says:

    06:43pm | 12/02/11

    Yep, the girls were interviewed by Dolly magazines and said they don’t even consider themselves lesbians???? Hannah’s father went super crazy and when to the equal opportuities board- they said it wasn’t even discrimination. Read more »

 

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