Tuesday, November 8, 2011

ACLU of Utah Asks School Superintendents to Confirm that LGBT Students Will Not be Excluded from School Dances

Recently, the ACLU of Utah received information that a lesbian couple was asked to leave a school’s homecoming dance violating their right to free expression and free association guaranteed by the First Amendment, as well as Constitution’s promise of Equal Protection. We took this opportunity to write a letter to every school district superintendent in Utah, educating them about the court decisions upholding the rights of same sex couples to attend proms and other school dances and functions in the hope that it might prevent future circumstances that could result in litigation. Read more >>

ACLU of Utah Asks School Superintendents to Confirm that LGBT Students Will Not be Excluded from School Dances