By Tyler Conway Staff Writer & Gabby Fiorino Features Editor
180, 90, and 45 degrees are all angles that students thought they would only need to know in the classroom. However, with the rapid trend of the dance move “twerking” making its way to school dances and social events, Carroll County students must now reflect on their geometry knowledge and abide by the 45-degree twerking rule.
Century High School principal Troy Barnes has opened his eyes to the dancing that is twerking and realized the inappropriate image it portrays. He has taken the initiative to put into place a contract that students must sign before attending a Carroll County school dance. This contract prohibits inappropriate dancing at school-sponsored events.
The dance move twerking involves a girl bending more than 45 degrees down, hands on either the ground or her knees while grinding on the front of a guy. “Front-to-back dancing with young women bending over putting their hands on the floor or on their knees, we think is unacceptable,” said Barnes.
Other counties within Maryland are realizing the inappropriate nature of the move and are following Barnes’s lead by drafting student contracts with the inclusion of a parent signature. Howard County is now making strides towards a more official policy on banning the act of grinding completely.
In the defense of Carroll County students Mathew Saxton, student representative, says that their functions are “cleaner” than others. The development of twerking varies from school to school but overall who is this impacting?