A "spirit week" theme day in Louisiana is raising the eyebrows of some parents.KPLC reports Iowa Middle and High School, which share a campus, are sharing a spirit week this week and Monday's theme was "stoplight day." Students were told to wear green, yellow, or red to signify their relationship status. Green meant single, yellow meant “it’s complicated” and red indicated you were taken.Iowa Middle School dad M.J. Mouton took to Twitter to explain the theme day and call it "totally inappropriate." The tweet has been shared almost 20,000 times. “Kids should be kids. Sure, some middle school kids are going to have boyfriends and girlfriends and crushes, but I don’t think we need the school to play matchmaker for a 10 to 14-year-old,” Mouton said. “Middle school kids are in an extremely vulnerable state—dealing with peer pressure, making friends, typical school stresses."Mouton wasn't the only parent who disagreed with the theme.“Being that I do have a child in high school, I mean, he does have a girlfriend, so, to me, I was OK with it. But thinking middle school, to me, that’s kind of young, and they really don’t know anything about relationships and stuff. So, I mean, I don’t think my child would’ve done it if he were in middle school,” Doneka Dugas said. Calcasieu Parish School Board said the matter had been handled at the school level. Mouton said the school told him they have plans for next year to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

A "spirit week" theme day in Louisiana is raising the eyebrows of some parents.

KPLC reports Iowa Middle and High School, which share a campus, are sharing a spirit week this week and Monday's theme was "stoplight day."


Students were told to wear green, yellow, or red to signify their relationship status. Green meant single, yellow meant “it’s complicated” and red indicated you were taken.

Iowa Middle School dad M.J. Mouton took to Twitter to explain the theme day and call it "totally inappropriate." The tweet has been shared almost 20,000 times.

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My daughter's school has dress up week. Monday is...

Wear Red if you are taken.

Wear Green if you are single.

Wear Yellow if it is complicated.

She is in middle school.

Totally inappropriate. Welcome to Louisiana. — M.J. Mouton (@MJ_Mouton) September 22, 2018

“Kids should be kids. Sure, some middle school kids are going to have boyfriends and girlfriends and crushes, but I don’t think we need the school to play matchmaker for a 10 to 14-year-old,” Mouton said. “Middle school kids are in an extremely vulnerable state—dealing with peer pressure, making friends, typical school stresses."

Mouton wasn't the only parent who disagreed with the theme.

“Being that I do have a child in high school, I mean, he does have a girlfriend, so, to me, I was OK with it. But thinking middle school, to me, that’s kind of young, and they really don’t know anything about relationships and stuff. So, I mean, I don’t think my child would’ve done it if he were in middle school,” Doneka Dugas said.

Calcasieu Parish School Board said the matter had been handled at the school level. Mouton said the school told him they have plans for next year to ensure it doesn’t happen again.