Teen Wants To Take Grandma To Prom — His High School Says No

Eufaula High School senior Bryce Maine celebrated turning 18 by making a very sweet request — he asked his grandmother to prom.

They made arrangements and she even bought a dress — but then the school said no.
“She’s never been to a prom so I figured, ‘Why not take her?'” Maine said. “Every woman deserves to go to a prom, no matter how old you are.”

Maine’s cousin, Sarah Catherine, said in a Facebook post she believes there was concern that allowing Maine’s grandmother to attend prom would prompt other students at the Alabama school to “make the school a mockery” by inviting their grandparents as a joke.

It is a Eufaula High School policy that prom attendees must be 20 years old or younger. According to Maine, the school told him he could not bring his grandmother to prom because she could potentially bring and distribute alcohol to underage students.

Even if he is not allowed to bring his grandmother to prom, they still plan to have a night out together, Maine said. “She’ll wear her gown and I’ll put on my tuxedo and we will get all dressed up, go out to a fancy meal, and have our own prom.”