School Prom

High School Track Coach Dismissed For Taking Student To Prom

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.22.2012

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Melissa Bowerman, a 41-year-old volunteer track coach at Condon High School in Pendleton, Ore., has been dismissed from her position after she accompa...

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Same Sex Couple Barred From Entering High School Prom

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.14.2012

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Hope Decker and Tiffany Wright, a same-sex couple at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., were barred from attending the school's prom be...

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Prom Dresses Are Getting Too Sexy, School Administrators Say

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 03.30.2012

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Lest high school girls wear something regrettable on prom night (because that's never happened before), school administrations are cracking down on th...

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Mississippi Prom Lawsuit and the Broader Significance of the High School Prom in American Culture

Jean Hannah Edelstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jean Hannah Edelstein

Each year similar prom stories hit the headlines about teenagers who are outsiders in their communities striving for inclusion in this perculiar American ritual, which is enshrined in our culture.

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