RAPID CITY, S.D. – Parents and the Rapid City Area School Board plan to meet next Tuesday to further discuss the ongoing prom debate.
Last month, RCAS announced they were joining with The HomeSlice Media Group to put on a prom right after graduation in June. RCAS had initially wanted to hold prom after graduation for fears it could trigger another COVID-19 outbreak or quarantine among students right before graduation.
But a group of parents say their kids want a prom at its normal date of April 17th. Those parents told the school board Monday night that 47-percent of those who responded to a survey indicated a June prom would cause a conflict with other events during the summer.
The group of parents is asking the board to hold a prom on April 17th for those who couldn’t attend the June date and would still encourage the June prom to be held to allow everyone a chance to make prom memories.
The group also spoke to the continuing decline of new COVID-19 cases. On Monday, Pennington County had no new virus cases.
