answer:This is so maddening. I hate homophobic actions. The kids should get together and have a random prom in the middle of their school yard and shove a middle finger in front of the school board. I sent her the following: Dear Theresa, I recently heard about the Itawamba’s County school district’s board decision to cancel prom because a lesbian student wanted to bring her partner to the prom (all claims backed up by the American Civil Liberties Union). As a queer person, a mother and a long time activist for the LGBT community, this angers and upsets me. I implore you to look into the issue because it is the year 2010 and this kind of homophobic discrimination should NOT be tolerated by anyone, especially those claiming to be educators of our youth. Not only is this action unfair to the individuals mentioned above but it affects the entire student body because it sends a clear message of oppression and bigotry. Best, Simone (except I used my real name and address) and I will put this information on facebook and tell all my friends to do something about this as well…thanks for the heads up.