Constance McMillen Prom Controversy
Constance McMillen Prom Controversy – When Constance McMillen fought the law, the law canceled the fight.
With the backing of the ACLU, McMillen fought an Itawamba County school board to be able to take her lesbian partner and wear a tuxedo to the Itawamba County Agricultural High School prom, in the small town of Itawamba, Miss. about 20 miles east of Tupelo.
The school board responded Wednesday by announcing they were canceling the entire prom, scheduled for April 2.
Memo Given to Students (Credit: WIAT)
A Feb. 5 memo to students laid out the criteria for bringing a date to the prom, and one requirement was that the person must be of the opposite sex. The ACLU told board members the restriction violated the students’ rights and not allowing McMillen to wear a tux violated her expression rights.
McMillen almost didn’t return to school Thursday for fear of retribution by her classmates who had just lost their prom because of her.
“My daddy told me that I needed to show them that I’m still proud of who I am,” McMillen said. “The fact that this will help people later on, that’s what’s helping me to go on.”
Constance McMillen Prom Controversy
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