No more king, queen at Mona Shores High
Case of Oak Reed prompted change
Updated: Monday, 14 Feb 2011, 9:56 PM EST
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/muskegon_county/No-more-king-queen-at-Mona-Shores-HighNORTON SHORES, Mich. (WOOD) - Rather than voting for a prom king and queen, students at Mona Shores High School now will select a gender-neutral court, 24 Hour News 8 learned Monday.
The change comes about five months after a transgender student wasn't allowed to run for homecoming king at Mona Shores.
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Last Updated: February 15. 2011 1:00AM
Prom goes gender neutral
W. Mich. school will accept court votes for transgendered female
Doug Guthrie / The Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/article/20110215/METRO/102150362/1409/Prom-goes-gender-neutralA West Michigan school district will let students vote for a gender neutral prom court this spring, following last fall's controversial handling of a transgendered female student who ran for homecoming king.
Oakliegh Reed is a popular 18-year-old senior at Mona Shores High school near Muskegon who prefers to be called Oak.
In September, nationwide attention was drawn to the district when school officials tossed out all student votes for Oak for homecoming king.
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Following transgender homecoming king controversy, Mona Shores moves to gender-neutral courts
Published: Monday, February 14, 2011, 5:04 PM Updated: Monday, February 14, 2011, 5:19 PM
Lynn Moore | The Muskegon Chronicle By Lynn Moore | The Muskegon Chronicle
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/02/post_52.htmlLearning from a homecoming controversy involving a transgender student last fall, Mona Shores High School is eliminating kings and queens from its homecoming and prom activities.
Instead, the high school will have prom and homecoming courts made up of class representatives, none of whom will be crowned.
"It seems fair," said Mona Shores Public Schools Superintendent Terry Babbitt. "We feel good about it."
