Community Alabama School Reverses Decision To Bar Lesbian Student From Attending Prom With Her Girlfriend by Gary Kopycinski on November 20, 2009 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Community: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Blackhawk Tower Plaza Demolition Begins June 9, 2026 Park Forest Housing Cooperative to Honor Former Residents Philip Klutznick and Jim Edgar June 9, 2026 RUSSELLVILLE, AL–(ENEWSPF)–November 20 – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Franklin County School System officials for reversing their decision barring a lesbian student from attending the school prom with her girlfriend.