Female students at a Catholic high school in northern New Jersey took a "no-cursing" pledge yesterday at the request of school administrators, but some people question why no such demand was made of male students, the Associated Press website reports today (February 2, 2013).
Lori Flynn -- a teacher who organized the campaign at Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington -- said there is no double standard. She explained that while males weren't asked to take the vow, they had been asked not to swear when girls are near them.
Flynn said school officials want "ladies to act like ladies." Brother Larry Lavallee -- the school's principal -- said that "girls have the foulest language."
Dana Cotter, 16, thought that male students should join the pledge because "boys should be more like gentlemen."
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