Kristy Bennett

The ACLU has sued a Miss. school board after officials decided to cancel a prom dance over a lesbian student. The ACLU has sued a northern Mississippi school board after officials decided to cancel an annual high school prom dance rather than allow a lesbian student attend with her girlfriend. In a statement released Thursday, the human rights group announced it had filed a challenge in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi against Itawamba County School District. The district announced Wednesday that it canceled the Itawamba Agricultural High School (IAHS) prom dance for junior and senior students. The decision followed an ACLU of Mississippi demand that a lesbian student be allowed to bring her girlfriend. ?Due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events, the Itawamba County School District has decided to not host a prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School this year,? school board members said. Constance McMillen, 18, contacted the A

Lesbian student in Mississippi fights to get photo of her in tuxedo in high school yearbook. Everyone at Wesson Attendance Center knows 17-year-old Ceara Sturgis is gay because she's never tried to hide it.