in my school people are allowed to hug, hold hands but i haven't seen people kiss, either their too shy or the school doesn't allow it. i think some PDA is ok but going too far can cause other things.........

It seems to me that it's better to show affection than to shoot one's fellow classmates.

This being a tech site, I read PDA = Palm Pilot. Then I was going to go onto this be speil about in locus prentes and the case in Mass. where school officals wanted to take student cell phones and see who they've been calling and texting under the context of drug enforcement....

During the time I've been at school I've seen people regularly hugging, and those in long-term relationships at least kissing before departing, etc etc.. but that is as far as it goes from what I've seen at schools.

Well, if students do start showing such Public display of Affection, the purpose of schooling could differ... I guess it should not be there ....

Though there is nothing wrong in having an annual ball , i think it should not cross the border. And you do not want school students moving out of school with a spouse already !!!!

This topic was actually brought up at my school. Mostly for the reason some students were being rather extreme with showing their affection for each other in school.

To me its alright do have a quick hug or kiss and holding hands is alright, but anything more then that shouldn't be allowed in school. Just because of the fact that most students don't want to see that kind of stuff in the hallways. Plus the fact most of the time I hear rather bad comments about people who do any more then that in the hall, mostly consering the girl in the relationship.

However, off of school grounds you can do what ever you want, as long as it follows public decentancy laws.

I may be a bit biased but this is something I can relate to. When I'm walking down the hallway at school, I don't want to see someone making out or kissing and groping in fron tof the lockers. Our teachers, so you can see, are quite lenient about the wole thing and they think that it's good to show some from of love in a relationship. My point-of-view is that I don't want to see that! I have a friend who is very timid and such and I walk down a deserted hallway after band on night and I see her making out in front of the windows facing our football field. I'm scarred for life that I saw her and not someone else in her position. That's my take of it. Also, someone was talking about a more mature way. Meeting after school, holding hands (as long as they walk not just stand there,) talking to each other, tastefully sending them notes, taking them on dates out of school, inviting them to dances, and other normal stuff. Sorry if it seems like I'm rambling but that is the one thing that I hate walkignn down the halls in my school every morning.

I think students should be allowed to show PDA in school but only in appropriate times and ways. The times would be in between class and before and after school. Never during a class (except lunch). As for the right types of PDA allowed, obviously holding hands and hugs are fine. The kissing should be kept to a short one that you would do like right before class would start. A longer kiss would be ok if you were not going to see them for a while and or if you did something special for them and deserve one. People just have to keep in mind that they are not alone in the halls.

PDA to me really doesn't need to be all that much for those of us at highschool age. I don't mind people holding hands or hugging or having their arms around eachother when they're talking to people, and I don't know that I mind them kissing some. What I don't know that I like is when they go crazy with it, or make out in front of you. We don't need to see that. Anything past that they shouldn't be doing at our age anyway. It's unnecessary to me to be that open with other people around.