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Missouri school district to rescind prom policy that bans same-sex couples

Friday, February 15, 2013
SIKESTON, Mo. — An openly gay teen in the southeast Missouri town of Sikeston will be allowed to take his boyfriend to the prom, school district officials said Friday. [ Read more → ]
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SPLC demands Mo. school ends policy banning same-sex couples from prom

Thursday, February 14, 2013
A school district in southeast Missouri is facing a threat of legal action over a policy that prohibits same-sex couples from attending prom together. The Southern Poverty Law Center on Thursday accused the Scott County Central School District in Sikeston, Mo., of discrimination and gave the district until Feb. 25 to revise the school dance policy or face a potential lawsuit. [ Read more → ]
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