St Ursula's College Kingsgrove in Sydney reversed its stance on same-sex formal dates after a student launched a petition that garnered thousands of signatures.
A Sydney all-girls Catholic school has reversed a ban on same-sex couples attending its year 12 formal, after receiving widespread criticism. Final year student Abbie Frankland started a change.org petition last week after discovering her school St Ursula's College Kingsgrove would not let her attend the event with a date unless they were male.
Your support has made a difference," she wrote on the petition page. "We hope that our story can inspire others to challenge discriminatory policies and practices wherever they exist." Federal Education Minister Jason Clare last week urged the school to rethink the ban, saying it should "use a bit of common sense". "It's 2023," he told the Seven Network.
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