JENNINGS, Mo. – Across the St. Louis metro area, many high schoolers are gearing up for homecoming. But this past weekend, students at Jennings High School were locked out of the dance after not arriving on time.
The students say they’re left with a bad memory of a once-in-a-lifetime night, but the district says they didn’t follow the rules. School officials say the new rules were put in place to make sure students and staff would feel safe.
Missouri State Representative Yolanda Fountain Henderson (District 85), who serves on the Jennings Senior School Board, says dozens of students were denied entry to the homecoming dance after arriving just minutes past the 8 p.m. admission deadline…