<p>I would not let a junior or senior go to such an event. At 2 newspapers that I worked for, reporters covered such senior experiences in different parts of the country. Basically, the students got drunk, did things that were dangerous and had unprotected sex. This included students whose parents apparently had no idea what their kids with high grades and normally good sense were getting into.</p>
<p>This kind of thing allegedly is a tradition, too, in the part of the country where I live. In general, though, parents who IMO have good sense don’t send their kids on those events. There are plenty of other safe ways for young people to stay in touch with their friends. And despite what some students say, not all young people go to things like that or even want to do things like that.</p>
<p>If they must, however, at least they should wait until they are older and presumably have more sense and better driving and life experience. </p>
<p>Incidentally, not just girls, but also guys can be victimized by date rape, assaults, etc. Those high school kids who are drunk and having so-called fun away from parents are prey for predators.</p>