I reject the notion that the ACLU cannot work on “trivial” matters like equal
rights domestically, but still fight against wiretapping and wrongful
convictions, etc. What, they can only work on one thing at a time? Give me a
break, they have over half a million members.

As for the ACLU suing schools into bankruptcy, Virginia, did you even read the
links you posted? In LA, they are suing not to make money, but to protect more
teachers from being unfairly fired.

“Anticipating another round of threatened layoffs at LAUSD, the lawsuit seeks a
preliminary injunction preventing the state or LAUSD from laying off teachers
at the three schools for the 2010-11 school year. Among other things, the
lawsuit also seeks a permanent injunction directing the state and LAUSD to
allocate funds and oversight that will enable the three schools to develop an
effective and stable faculty for the more than 5,000 current and future
students at Gompers, Liechty and Markham.”

As for this prom business, find me a link that says ACLU is suing for money. I
don’t believe it. I agree I am completely against the privitazation of our
schools, but I don’t think that’s the ACLUs intention.

I know it’s just a prom, but I’ve noticed whenever the subject of equal rights as
pertaining to gays comes up, someone always says it’s “trivial” or unimportant.
There’s no reason we can’t fight bigger battles and smaller battles at the same
time. This is still an issue of equal rights.

I guess everyone wants their fifteen minutes of fame.  But would the ACLU really
spend their donated dollars on an issue such as this?  Would they assert that
attending a prom is as important as integrating schools and buses?

There are huge, looming issues in the U.S. concerning discriminatory practices
that affect thousands of people.  There are serious wrongs.  Should the ACLU
pursue this trivial matter they will have seen the last of my contributions.  Issues
such as illegal wars brought by presidents, illegal wiretapping of hundreds of
thousands of individuals, false imprisonments, etc.  Serious, huge issues are what
the ACLU should be investigating/litigating.  Not the fact that a school opted to
host two proms in order to make the majority of students more comfortable. 
Absurd.

Yeah, we sure don’t want the ACLU protecting us against discrimination and other Constitutional violations, do we now V777?

Who’s the troll now?

It is unconscionable for the ACLU to sue school districts, in these dire times for funding.

Unconscionable!! they are also suing LA Unified, as I mentioned in my previous comment. This lawsuit is bogus, LA Unified is losing millions and millions and millions of dollars this year.

http://www.aclu-sc.org/releases/view/103012 - see here how the ACLU is suing LA Unified. One-half of their music staff has been laid off, right now. Is this enough for you ACLU?

Corporate companies (like Green Dot), are set up to literally eat up school districts. They are waiting in the wings, intent on the privatization of public education, a right-wing agenda.

A right-wing agenda, ACLU!!

WTF is going on with the ACLU, this is a valid question.

What is with the ACLU suing school districts??

Don’t they understand that public education is under attack and having its funding drained across the nation?

Here they are suing another school district: http://www.aclu-sc.org/releases/view/103012

Don’t they understand that the rights of the poor, of the disabled, their right to a decent education, are being seriously threatened?? Across the nation?

No. They do not. Instead they are suing school districts across the country for money they do not have. Are they crazy?

Or are they complicit in these nationwide attacks on public education? Is something fishy going on with the ACLU? This is a valid question.

I have a lot of family in Italy and they are dumbfounded by the whole American version of “dating” and our ridiculous high school rituals. As with most everything else, Americans suffer from terminal arrested development. We are a culture that will never “grow up.”

i’m so glad the aclu is on the case of the sparsely
attended, possibly ersatz prom. doubtless the potential
for any other manifestation of social injustice in
mississippi is slight.

The issue of homosexuality aside- What idiot would not know where the prom was being held? Is this girl so isolated from school chatter that she would fall for such a load of crap?

6 years ago I took another guy to my prom and there was zero controversy. Of
course I live in California, but still, what the hell is wrong with this school? Just
looking at it practically, do they not realize the terrible publicity they are getting?
Do they not understand that public opinion is completely against such bigotry,
especially in the 21st century?