March 23, 2012
Student Sues Ga. School Over Proposed Prom Changes
Jason St. Amand READ TIME: 1 MIN.
ATLANTA (AP) - A suburban Atlanta high school student says in a federal lawsuit that administrators removed him as student body president after he promoted changes aimed at making the prom more inclusive to gay students.
Reuben Lack, an 18-year-old senior at Alpharetta High School, filed the lawsuit this week in U.S. District Court. He's asking a judge to issue an injunction reinstating him as student body president.
Lack said he introduced a resolution at a January student council meeting to modify the school's "prom king and queen" tradition to make it more inclusive to gay students.
Lack says he was told by school officials Feb. 8 that he was immediately removed from his position for "pushing personal projects" and advocating policy changes.
School officials couldn't immediately be reached for comment Friday.
