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[Washington]

Mississippi school district sued over same-sex prom date ban

The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi today filed suit in federal court against the Itawamba County School System, which canceled the prom for one of its high schools when a student challenged a ban on bringing same-sex dates.

The federal suit asks the court to force the school board to reinstate the prom and alleges district officials have violated the First Amendment rights of Constance McMillen, a senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School.

"It's shameful and cowardly of the school district to have canceled the prom and to try to blame Constance, who's only standing up for herself," said Christine Sun, an attorney with the ACLU national LGBT Project. "We will fight tooth and nail for the prom to be reinstated for all students."

The school board met Wednesday and announced it was canceling the prom after McMillen challenged the same-sex date ban. The Mississippi ACLU, which is assisting McMillen, gave the district until Wednesday to change its policy.

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[CaptainNemo1138]

Shouldn't this be merged with the topic we already have about the case? Oh, and GO GO ACLU!

 

[clarksided]

This is dumb. Plenty of schools don't host proms period. The girl wanted equal treatment, and she received it; both her and straight students will not attend a prom.

 

[Washington]

Shouldn't this be merged with the topic we already have about the case? Oh, and GO GO ACLU!

Edited to say: Best that can be done is to link to the original thread, which can be found HERE.

 

[lawtonfogle]

This is dumb. Plenty of schools don't host proms period. The girl wanted equal treatment, and she received it; both her and straight students will not attend a prom.

But the school, and extension of the government, did it in such a way which will cause harm, possibly even physical violence, to a minor. I be interesting to see how this turns out.

 

[BlackAndy]

The ACLU was founded by a COMMUNIST.

 

[explodingboy]

The ACLU was founded by a COMMUNIST.

do we care?

 

[super animator]

We already have a thread about this.

 

[AirPo]

The ACLU was founded by a COMMUNIST.

A communist standing up for American ideals?
Who have thought it?

 

[BlackAndy]

do we care?

It is a point of contention for some AMERICANS.

 

[super animator]

Btw OP.... Your too slow!!!!

 

[CaptainNemo1138]

It is a point of contention for some AMERICANS.

"We must protect the sanctity of our bodily fluids from the scourge of godless communism!"

 

[salida]

I care if the ACLU is founded by a communist. That tells me where their roots are at-marxism. The ACLU - antichristian lawyers union. I only agree with them 10% of the time.

 

[salida]

I just read where this lesbian teen is trying to force the school district to have the prom after all. This whole thing is stupid! If I were a teen there-I would invite people over to my house and have my own prom party. If the teen can't respect school policy, then she needs to be suspended and I wouldn't let the ACLU bully me either!! Get the ADF and the ACLJ -to fight the ACLU fascists.

That teen just made enemies.

 

[CaptainNemo1138]

I care if the ACLU is founded by a communist. That tells me where their roots are at-marxism. The ACLU - antichristian lawyers union. I only agree with them 10% of the time.

ACLU of Tennessee Defends Christian Students' Right to Preach in Public Park

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Sure is Anti-Christian in here, amirite?

The ACLU Fights for Christians

 

[armyman_83]

I care if the ACLU is founded by a communist. That tells me where their roots are at-marxism. The ACLU - antichristian lawyers union. I only agree with them 10% of the time.

Yeah the Atheists Communists & Liberals Union is back at it again...

 

[CaptainNemo1138]

Yeah the Atheists Communists & Liberals Union is back at it again...

Look up one post. Just one.

 

[explodingboy]

It is a point of contention for some AMERICANS.

and it's about time they get over their fear of the boogeyman.

I care if the ACLU is founded by a communist. That tells me where their roots are at-marxism. The ACLU - antichristian lawyers union. I only agree with them 10% of the time.

why? what difference does the founder make to how the organization functions, almost 90years on, (according to wikipedia, couldn't find the date on their official site.)

 

[TerranceL]

The ACLU was founded by a COMMUNIST.

The Pledge of Allegiance was written by a SOCIALIST.

 

[Washington]

The ACLU was founded by a COMMUNIST.

If you're talking about Roger Nash Baldwin, consider this,

"In St. Louis, Baldwin had been greatly influenced by the radical social movement of the anarchist Emma Goldman. He joined the Industrial Workers of the World. In 1927, he had visited the Soviet Union and wrote a book, Liberty Under the Soviets. He later denounced communism in his book, A New Slavery, which condemned "the inhuman communist police state tyranny".[3] In the 1940s, Baldwin led the campaign to purge the ACLU of Communist Party members.[3]

Source: Wikipedia
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