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FEAR STREET

These Prom Queen Wannabes Keep Getting Murdered at the Dance

“Fear Street: Prom Queen” is so cliché-riddled it’s like slasher cinema with training wheels.

Nick Schager

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SOME GOOD NEWS

The Teen-Girl Raunchy Sex Comedy Is Here to Stay, Thank God

Antonia Gentry and Julia Lester star in the spirited new movie, “Prom Dates,” which is the spiritual successor to “Bottoms” we need this spring.

Emma Stefansky

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EVERYBODY CUT

Kevin Bacon Returns to ‘Footloose’ HS Prom 40 Years Later

“When I first heard about this Bacon to Payson thing, I was like ‘Wow, this is crazy.’ But you were all just tireless,” the actor told students.

Amanda Yen

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UPLIFTING

Student Turned Away for Wearing a Suit Gets Private Prom

Local businesses came together to support the nonbinary senior after they were banned from a Christian school’s event.

Brooke Leigh Howard

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DISMISSED

Suit-Wearing Student: Nashville School BANNED Me From Prom

“I should not have to conform to femininity to attend my senior prom. i will not compromise who i am to fit in a box,” B. Hayes wrote in a viral Instagram post.

Brooke Leigh Howard

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‘NO BLACK PEOPLE ALLOWED’

Black Students Terrified After Classmate’s Lynching Threat

A group chat about prom at a Texas high school took a vile turn when white students sent racist messages, including one that said “all n—s must hang.”

Brooke Leigh Howard

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‘MAN PAGEANT’

Students Gave Teachers Lap Dances at Homecoming Event

Pictures showed a student in drag dancing for the principal, who is also the city’s mayor.

Blake Montgomery

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EMOTIONAL EDUCATION

Kill-Joy Principal’s Promposal Ban Crosses a Legal Line

Students have had to fight for their right to party after administrators tried to control their behavior away from the school.

David C. Bloomfield

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WRONG

Transgender Student Allegedly Removed From Prom King Ballot

The student claims school officials told him to instead compete for prom queen.

Tessa Solomon

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OMG

High-School Students Give Nazi Salute in Prom Photo

Baraboo High School said it’s investigating the incident.

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DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR

Brats: Stop Inviting Celeb Women to Prom

Emma Stone is only the latest A-list woman to navigate the ‘hostage situation’ that is the celebrity promposal. This insufferable practice needs to end.

Amy Zimmerman

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