fragony stop going on and on about the sidepoints of this matter. you have no facts about it, neither do i. its not even relevant. you say you want to add nuance by also showing the other point of view. i already agreed with you that respect of tradition can also be important. and if the situation was different more critisism towards the girl might have been founded. but now, she did not pick the school herself. she did not think which school is the most traditional conservative school. there i will strike my fist for the gay cause. she lives there. her parents picked the school probably. even if she picked it, do you think she planned this whole event 4 years in advance? and here comes the most important part, IT IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL. PUBLIC frag... which mean it is open for everyone.

if i were to be kicked out my school because the racist uptown schoolboard richies did something to me that was out of line i would stand up for myself. i would all the way untill i would be either proven wrong or right by the court. and then i would leave the school myself. because if they cant deal with something the law says they should have to deal with than it is their own problem. i would not provoke, but i will also not be dealt with injustice.

i doubt you really believe that here mere presence is offensive to other people. i doubt that you believe it is right. you are probably talking about the lawyers and all. but remember she is a 16 year old child. she is not the most mature person in the world. but all this is besides the point. The school is public so they stepped out of their jurisdiction, they got corrected and then acting as if they knew what is best for everyone, canceled the prom. maybe a poll among students would have been a solution?