Hereās the news, from a source I view as extremely reliable. The prom the school district promised at the country club in Fulton was a ruse. Only seven kids, Constance, and her date showed, and at the same time, everyone else held a ārealā prom at a secret location out in the county.This is all after the school district had represented to Judge Davidson that Constance was invited to a parent-sponsored prom to be held at Tupelo Furniture Market. The school represented that Constance was invited in court filings, testimony, and representations by the school district and its lawyers. In reality, Constance had not been invited, but, based on the representations by the district and its counsel, Judge Davidson denied Constanceās request for a preliminary injunction that she could go to the prom.
The school reneged, or possibly didnāt ever intend to follow through on its representations to the court. The parents didnāt want Constance at the prom and didnāt want to be sued (as they told the Clarion Ledger), and so on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the prom.
But what theyād done was secretly relocated it.
Shortly thereafter, the schoolās attorney announced (on Wednesday) that āthe promā was to be held at the Fulton Country Club on Friday. But yet only seven kids showed up.
Meanwhile, thereās a rumor that school officials were directly involved in setting up the āfakeā prom.
More here. Photos from the "real" prom at Fire Dog Lakeāwhich has dubbed Fulton "the meanest town in America." Someoneāan asshole classmate perhaps? or what passes for a parent in Fulton?āstarted a Facebook page called "Constance Quit Yer Crying," only to have it backfire on 'em pretty spectacularly. And some of Constance's classmates jumped into the comments thread on this post at FDL to defend themselvesāonly to have their asses handed to them. (Thanks to Slog tipper Lynda.)