A prom is a memorable milestone of a students high school career. Constance McMillen and the entire student body was denied access to their prom because of McMillen's same sex date,and her choice to wear a tuxedo. In every one's lifetime they will have their own choices tied to having their own preference in religion, relationships, or even their favorite sports team.
Should Constance McMillen and her date have been allowed to attend the prom? Yes, most definitely! In today's society ones way of life is more out in the open than it has ever been, Americans are more outspoken to their opinions. If this students walks the halls with same preference in the same sex what makes a difference if she comes to the prom with the same sex date. If a student cant go to their prom because of that, they may as well expelled her as soon as her sexuality was made known.
A high school in Hernando, Ms experienced the same extact situation in 2008 ,but the school didn't cancel the prom nor did they deny her choice of date. There wasn't any problems at the prom just a happy memorable night. In this case this became a huge controversy because, of someones own opinion. The judge's decision was perfect due to the time limit of the original prom date April 2, and talk of a private prom on the same date. The judge was considerate of the student's rights even though the prom wasn't reinstated.
The biggest issue with this is the community, parents, and students. The outcome of the "fake prom" was unnecessary, this girl fought hard to attend her senior prom only get embarrassed in the end. Who says anyone elses children are any better,who said they deserved to go because the have opposite sex dates. It just shows teens to disrespect other decisions and ideas, treating others like dirt shouldn't happened. Instead showing the students other ways to deal with the situations.
Another way of going about the situation was simple. Just let the girl go point blank period! She wasn't out to get anyone, just wanted to have fun with someone she was interested in. What does one do if a female basketball player wheres T-shirts and basketball shorts everyday is she denied to play in the WNBA or if a lawyer wears a pants suit to court. Next time those examples should be considered or they should just have remember the date of December 15, 1791 the official date the first 10 Amendments became into effect.
Were the Amendments just ink on the paper or was it really initiated to protect Americans freedom of speech, press,religion, assembly, and petition. The question is was our forefathers fight for freedom pointless?
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