A martini glass giveaway is causing a flap among parents of Astoria High School students. Prom party favors were supposed to be glasses, such as those used for drinking juice or water. Instead, students got a chance to buy a martini glass for Friday's prom, a move that upset parents and motivated school administration to ban glass sales for future dances. The first 200 students to purchase prom tickets were given the martini glasses.
Parents say that the glasses send the wrong message to kids they're trying to keep from drinking.
The principal took full responsibility for not reviewing the glasses before they were sold last week. Copyright 2001 by Channel 6000. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.