Interesting story: Student President Loses Title After Gay-Inclusive Prom Pitch
Student President Loses Title After Gay-Inclusive Prom Pitch
A Georgia high school student government president is suing his school after faculty members fired him from his position after he tried to make his prom more LGBT-inclusive.
Reuben Lack pitched an idea to the Alpharetta High School student council that would change the titles of "Prom King" and "Prom Queen" to "Prom Court" so that same-sex couples could be honored by their fellow students. According to Courthouse News Service, students debated the proposal, but before the council could come to a full vote, the issue was pulled by faculty adviser Michelle Werre.
Two weeks later, Lack made another attempt to introduce a resolution to change the titles, but Werre again told students to stop debating the issue.
After school, another student had an email conversation with Lack, claiming that he spoke with principal Shannon Kersey, who also shot down a "proposal made by Lack to organize a conference for leaders of various student organizations at AHS," according to the lawsuit.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/03/22/Student_President_Loses_Title_After_GayInclusive_Prom_Pitch/
So...try to make everyone in school feel welcome, get the boot. Got it.
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Back in HS there was an issue and the gym coach took out his indelible ink pen and wrote "RADICAL" on my gym shirt.
I wore it as a badge of honor and courage.
I still have it. (somewhere) and you can still see it despite the numerous washings.
RADICAL yes all in capital LETTERS.
And as an aside I do have an affection for Craig Bell who wrote that.
