Miss. school prom cancelled after same-sex date request

By: Associated Press | Alabama's13.com
Published: March 11, 2010

» Comments | Post a Comment

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An 18-year-old student says a Mississippi
school board that canceled a high school prom did so in retaliation
for her request to bring a same-sex date.
The American Civil Liberties Union had demanded that the
Itawamba County school district allow senior Constance McMillen to
attend with her girlfriend. A school district policy requires that
dates be of the opposite sex.
A school board statement Wednesday announced the district
wouldn't host the April prom. The district's statement didn't
mention McMillen's request but did refer to unspecified recent
"distractions."
McMillen tells The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson in Thursday's
edition that other students at the school will hate her for the
board's decision and called it retaliation.
---
Information from: The Clarion-Ledger,
http://www.clarionledger.com