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Alabama Student Wins Permission to Bring Girlfriend to Prom

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Cynthia Stewart, a junior at Tharptown High School in northern Alabama, wanted to bring her girlfriend to prom. Rather than let her, the school announced that it would cancel prom for everyone.

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