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That article is awfully sparse in its information.
But I'll bet that what's going on here is a uniform extra-curricular activity policy. A non-smoking policy for athletes in sporting programs is a pretty standard, and in my view, reasonable condition for participation. In many schools, all extra-curricular activities have a uniform behavior policy, to protect against accusations of unequal treatment. In other words, the football team, the forensics team, cheerleaders, and the chess team all have the same standards of behavior. A standard behavior contract is prepared and signed by anyone wishing to participate in an extra-curricular activity. I know I had to sign one in high school before being allowed to be on the forensics team.
The Prom is an extra-curricular activity, and as such would be covered by such a behavior contract. While I think this application is silly, I'm not sure that the school is going to lose in court.
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