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"It's like she's nobody"

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When Veronica Rodriguez opened Wesson Attendance Center's Yearbook, she did not find a trace of her lesbian daughter Ceara Sturgis after a long battle with school officials to include a photo of her daughter wearing a tuxedo in the school's 2010 yearbook. "It's like she's nobody there, even though she's gone to school there for 12 years," Rodriguez said.

"We are informed by legal counsel that decisions of federal courts completely support the district in this regard. It is the desire of the Copiah County School District to inform that its position is not arbitrary, capricious or unlawful, but is based upon sound educational policy and legal precedent," Copiah County Superintendent Ricky Clopton said in a statement.

http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/school_cuts_gay_student_photo_from_yearbook/

A northern Mississippi school district decided not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. The Itawamba County School District's policy requires that senior prom dates be of the opposite sex.

"It is our hope that private citizens will organize an event for the juniors and seniors," school district officials said in a statement. "It is in the best interest of the Itawamba County School District, after taking into consideration the education, safety, and well being of our students."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/11/mississippi-prom-canceled_n_494555.html

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