All students passed the Breathalyzer tests, but they didn't make it to the prom

May 7, 2014 17:27 GMT  ·  By
A group of students miss their prom because they had to undergo Breathalyzer tests
   A group of students miss their prom because they had to undergo Breathalyzer tests

The prom season is upon us and we hear different funny or strange stories about high school students and their grand balls. The one I'm going to report on in this article comes from Florida, where a group of 40 high-schoolers missed their prom because they were forced to take Breathalyzer tests.

The sad incident happened on Saturday, when a group of Jensen Beach High School students arrived at their prom on a party bus. According to local station WPTV, school officials found a bottle of champagne on the bus and became suspicious, so they decided to test each student, although they all said the bottle was not theirs.

All students had to undergo a Breathalyzer test before entering their prom, which they did, but the sad part is that by the time the tests came back the prom was over.

“There was a champagne bottle on the bus and we said it is not ours. Every single person said that is not theirs. And they just didn't believe us and we were staying outside for two hours getting Breathalyzed,” student Cassidy Bass told WPTV.

Apparently, all tests came back clean, but unfortunately for the students involved in this misunderstanding, the results came back too late, as their prom was already over and there was no point to go inside.

School officials admitted it was an unfortunate situation, but explained that the school has zero-tolerance policy and all students agreed to take the sobriety tests.

They said the suspicious items on the bus – the champagne bottle and some cups – prompted them to not allow the students to come in until they were all breath-tested. Moreover, they claim the students did not arrive at the prom until 10:30 p.m., while the party had started at 8.30 p.m.

“Safety is priority. We understand that parents invested money. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but safety will always come first,” Michele Blanco, spokesman for the Martin County School District, said.

On the other hand, parents of the students who missed their prom because of the Breathalyzer tests are outraged and disappointed that school officials didn't even apologize.

“This was not handled correctly. Definitely not handled correctly. And I am upset about it,” said parent Elliot Ziegler. “This is something that is a lifetime. They are never going to have it. They are never going to have it. You can't recreate it.”