her prom reinstated. the aclu filed a lawsuit on behalf of 18-year-old constance mcmillan of fulton county saying it violate add policy against same sex couples at the dance. i should be able to bring my girlfriend. i don t think you should be discriminated against because you re different for any reason. well, the lawsuit not only seeks to have the prom go forward but it also asks mcmillan be allowed to escort her girlfriend. one new orleans hotel owner is offering to throw that prom. he says, though, he ll bus all the students in. they can have their party in new orleans and what high schooler wouldn t want that? unbelievable comments from a laid off teacher in modesto. she left some students speechless. our affiliate has the story. it was really gross. reporter: gross and unprofessional, that s how 16-year-old tiffany geisen describes comments allegedly made by her english teacher in modesto. i don t think that s
the coordinated bombings apparently targeted army vehicles and detonated within seconds of each other. ten pakistani soldiers are apparently among the dead. this is the fourth major attack in pakistan this week and the second in lahore. police now think a schoolteacher found dead this week near a remote alaskan village was probably killed by wolves. the fatal attack could be the first on u.s. soil in more than 50 years. the 32-year-old s body was found near a lake about 500 miles southwest of anchorage. attacks by wild wolves are extremely rare, numbering no more than a handful a decade mostly in canada and russia. she was in alaska to teach children in rural intuit schools. in mississippi a lesbian teenager is suing the school district all in an effort to force officials to reinstate her senior prom. constance mcmillan says officials canceled the dance because she wanted to bring her girlfriend. the school board says the
we ll keep following the story. thank you very much. constance, christine, thank you. you heard how constance articulated herself. is it crossing the line what the fulton school district planned, no prom if she wants to come he in a tux with her girlfriend. send your vote to tamron.msnbc becomes or twitter.msnbc.com. superintendent of a los angeles school district said three elementary school teachers will be reassigned after they had their students display pictures of o.j. simpson, dennis rodman and rupaul in a parade celebrating plaque history month. the teachers were all white and some took offense at these were the three individuals they presented as heroes. a lot responded saying o.j. simpson in prison, dennis rodman has issues, criminal and alcohol abuse but what s the beef with
month. she ll visit mexico. she ll visit mexico city. the focus on education and advancement. those are things we thought you should know today. crossing the line? you tell me. a mississippi teenager is suing her high school after the school canceled the senior prom. the reason? 18-year-old constance mcmillan was seeking permission to wear a tux and bring a female date. they denied both requests. the school denied her request and ruled the prom should be canceled because of distractions to the educational process because of recent events. joining us is constance and her attorney with the aclu. thank you both for joining us. constance, did you have any idea when you asked to wear a tux and bringing your girlfriend that you would be making national news. i had no clue. i never thought it would get that far. i never thought the school would react the way it did. how did you approach it with them? i just went to them and tried
same-sex couple s presence at the prom would be a distraction, but the 18-year-old senior di disagrees. inshould be able to bring my girlfriend. i don t think that you should be discriminated against because you re different for any reason. the aclu of mississippi which filed the lawsuit on mcmillan s behalf is demanding the school policy changed because it violates students rights. former john edwards aide andrew young is back in the headlines. he is heading back to court this afternoon. young narrowly dodged jail time during his last appearance after questions arose over differences in statements he had made in court. today he will be giving a north carolina superior court judge more information about his handling of the videotape allegedly showing his former boss, john edwards, having sex with mistress rielle hunter. chief washington correspondent norah o donnell joins us now and, norah, this should be pretty interesting this afternoon. yeah, it s judgment day for andrew y