For everyone in CT, or in New England that has heard about this.
I felt like it was too important to post in regionals.
So basically if you don't want to read all this, a kid was suspended and not allowed ( of this moment )to attend his senior prom becuase he asked out a girl by posting letters on his school wall.
Shelton, Conn. (WTNH) - Despite worldwide outcry and publicity, Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth Smith will not allow James Tate to attend the prom.
Dr. Smith did not answer any questions when she made a statement Thursday afternoon following days of intense controversy over the punishment she handed out.
Dr. Smith said there has been a practice for many years in Shelton that students receiving an in-school or out of school suspension after April 1st "for any reason will not be allowed to attend the prom." Tate was given an in-school suspension after he attached cardboard letters to the exterior wall of Shelton High to ask his friend Sonali Rodriques to the prom.
Dr. Smith said there are messages posted in school and announcements made daily about the policy. Phone messages and letters are also sent to the home.
"These communications are intended to remind our students and parents of the high school expectations and consequences," Dr. Smith said. "This unfortunate situation is a result of one of those consequences."
Students who spoke to News 8's Jamie Muro said the policy was clear, and confirm there are flyers posted around school about the prom punishment policy. The students said they believe Tate should have received some other form of punishment rather than in-school suspension.
There was talk among some students of holding a rally or sit-in Friday morning. There's also talk, unconfirmed by News 8, of an alternate prom being held outside of Shelton.
A short time after Dr. Smith made her announcement, Tate's parents spoke to the media. They said they are proud of the way their son has handled himself during the ordeal and intense exposure he's received over the past few days.
