The lesbian teenager from Mississippi who challenged her school district's ban of same-sex prom dates is seeking monetary damages for the public humiliation she suffered.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen. The Itawamba County School District and school officials are named as defendants.
Constance McMillen, 18, is a senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Miss.
She and the American Civil Liberties Union challenged her school district's rule that banned same-sex prom dates and a stipulation that only male students be allowed to wear tuxedos to the event. In response, the school district canceled its April 2 prom and later announced parents would sponsor another dance in its place.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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