Constance McMillen Photo: AP
Posted on 04/07/2010 7:56:09 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Disappointment as US high school students snub 'lesbian-friendly prom'
Senior prom fell far short of the rite of passage Constance McMillen was hoping for when she began a legal battle to challenge a ban on same-sex dates.
Published: 7:00AM BST 07 Apr 2010
Constance McMillen Photo: AP
The 18-year-old lesbian student said that she was one of only seven students to show up at a private party chaperoned by school officials. She said the rest of her peers went to another private event where she wasn't invited.
"It was not the prom I imagined," she said. "It really hurts my feelings. These are still people who I've gone through school with, even teachers who loved me before this all started. I've never been a bad student and I don't feel like I deserve to be put through this."
Her case drew a national spotlight after she and the American Civil Liberties Union challenged an Itawamba County School District rule that banned same-sex prom dates and a requirement that only male students wear tuxedos. Proms are parties held for students, generally in their senior year in high school.
The ACLU sent a demand letter to Superintendent Teresa McNeece in February, saying the rules against same-sex prom dates and girls wearing tuxedos violated Miss McMillen's constitutional rights. The district responded by withdrawing its sponsorship and cancelling the April 2 event.
In an apparent compromise, school district officials said parents would organise a private event with school chaperones that Miss McMillen could attend.
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How do you know the others were not invited?
you and the libs on the FIG site are the only ones troubled by the private party and her not being included. so i don’t think that PR was needed.
i am wearing him down! he will be screaming uncle before long, i just know it!
Again, where does it say they were not invited or told about the party? I have not seen any proof of that.
>> Because you are wrong!
This is in response to the post where I objected to some jackass speculating that I was a closet homo?
Oh, I get it. I was slandered because I’m wrong. That makes perfect sense. Thanks. (/sarcasm, in case you missed it)
Move along.
SnakeDoc
Thanks for posting that, it was very interesting.
Not likely ... but your diligence is admirable. I am the Jack Bauer of debate — I never break. Haha.
SnakeDoc
Perhaps after some years of personally seeing his children grow and what they grow among in these days, he will appreciate the relationships of pearls and pigs a little better and will have far superior spiritual judgment than today when to say “when” to individual outreaches.
This response of an indurated head epitomizes why all should ignore the troll (talking ABOUT the troll is OK, talking TO the troll is a vain outreach).
I argue for a living : )
She did not obey the first rules, why do you think she would obey these? She had shown her contempt for the other classmates and brought in the ACLU. She should have obeyed the rules that had been in place for years instead of trying to be a media hound.
This response of an indurated head epitomizes why all should ignore the troll (talking ABOUT the troll is OK, talking TO the troll is a vain outreach).
i do agree that his child/ren have not been out in the world yet and as i have said, his perception is likely to change. he also has had limited experience with the school situation. I have one in college, two in HS and all of them in private/religious schools throughout.
Then you’re either a stay-at-home mom or a lawyer. Haha.
Actually, I argue for a living as well — I’m a tax attorney ... just got off a phone hearing with with the IRS a few minutes ago. I won. Haha.
SnakeDoc
i am an appellate lawyer. and unless you are an old coot with a young wife, i have been at it longer than you have ; ) LOL!
My daughter starts kindergarten next August — my wife teaches music at the school she’ll be attending. Orientation is tonight.
Like I said, I am aware that the possibility exists that my position will change over time. I don’t foresee it ... but who could?
SnakeDoc
Don’t believe her Snake Doc, she’s a fat, balding man living in her mother’s basement. Never even graduated 5th grade.
You’ve probably got me beat ... I’m 31. Been licensed for 6 years. Its a living.
SnakeDoc
Life experiences change people and their outlook. I remember when the only thing i had to worry about was my kids finding and drinking bleach from under the sink. Life is complicated, you can no longer control their environment and the things they are exposed to when they grow up. I can’t swear your outlook will change, but i think it’s more likely than not, given how little, relatively speaking, you have had to deal with in the realm of school, peers etc. for your little one.
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