With conversations surrounding teaching girls about body autonomy [1] and that saying "no" is OK [2] currently ramping up, one school in Utah seems to be taking a different and dangerous approach. For an upcoming dance at Kanesville Elementary in West Haven, the girls have been given a directive that if they are asked to dance, they have to say "yes."

Lane Findlay, community relations specialist with the school's district, confirms this terribly misguided rule is in place to promote inclusiveness. "We want to promote kindness, and so we want you to say yes when someone asks you to dance," he told Fox News Salt Lake City.

There are so many other ways to promote kindness and inclusivity than by forcing girls to say yes to a boy. This is not about a silly dance but instead about cementing the message that women's opinions and feelings are less important than men, and that is not OK.

"Psychologically, my daughter keeps coming to me and saying I can't say 'no' to a boy," Natalie Richard, a mother of a sixth-grader, told Fox News. "That's the message kids are getting."

Complicating matters is the process the school goes through if a student is made uncomfortable. "If there is an issue, if there's students that are uncomfortable or have a problem with another student, I mean: that's certainly something that can be addressed with that student and parents," Findlay explained. This response clearly ignores how young children behave.

Many students at this age don't want to make any waves, let alone have to bring their parents to the administration to have to explain their reasoning as to why someone makes them uncomfortable. Instead of a polite, "no, thank you," the girl is put in the awkward situation of having to explain to the adults why she feels the way she does.

So, no. It's not just about being "inclusive" at a school dance. This policy is teaching young girls that, despite what they feel, they need to say "yes" to a boy. Children go to school to learn, but unfortunately, at this school, they're learning something very wrong.