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Shelton seniors Sonali Rodrigues and James Tate stand outside Shelton High School Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Tate asked Rodrigues to the prom by posting a message on the wall behind them. She said yes but he is now prohibited from attending the school's prom as punishment for trespassing to post the sign.
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Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith announces James Tate will be allowed to go to the Shelton High School prom after all during a press conference Saturday, May 14, 2011. The senior was banned from the prom for posting a message May 6 on the school building made with cut-out letters asking friend Sonali Rodrigues to be his date. Photo: Autumn Driscoll -
James Tate, a senior at Shelton High School, is banned is prohibited from attending the school's prom because he asked his friend to the dance by spelling out a message on the exterior wall of the school.
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School Superintendent Freeman Burr, left, and Mayor Mark Lauretti listen as Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith announces James Tate will be allowed to go to the Shelton High School prom after all during a press conference Saturday, May 14, 2011. The senior was banned from the prom for posting a message May 6 on the school building made with cut-out letters asking friend Sonali Rodrigues to be his date. Photo: Autumn Driscoll -
Sonali Rodrigues said yes when her friend James Tate asked her to the prom by posting a message on the exterior wall at Shelton High School. Tate, however, is being banned from the prom by school officials.
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Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith announces James Tate will be allowed to go to the Shelton High School prom after all during a press conference Saturday, May 14, 2011. The senior was banned from the prom for posting a message May 6 on the school building made with cut-out letters asking friend Sonali Rodrigues to be his date. Photo: Autumn Driscoll -
James Tate talks to reporters outside Shelton High School Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Tate, a senior at Shelton High School, is prohibited from attending the school's prom because he asked his friend to the dance by spelling out a message on the exterior wall of the school.
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Shelton High School senior Joe Joyce encourages passersby to "honk 4 Tate" outside the track team's car wash Saturday, May 14, 2011. Photo: Autumn Driscoll -
Shelton High School senior James Tate and two friends went to the high school campus in the middle of the night and posted 12-inch tall, cardboard letters on the outside of the building asking Sonali Rodrigues to go to the prom with Tate. Rodrigues said yes, but school officials have told Tate he's not allowed to attend prom.
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The media waits for Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith to make an announcement about her change of heart allowing James Tate go to the Shelton High School prom during a press conference Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the school. Photo: Autumn Driscoll -
A sign in support of James Tate at Shelton High School.
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Shelton High School senior James Tate, right, celebrates with "ladder man" Andrew Boretsky outside Tate's home Saturday, May 14, 2011 after learning both will be allowed to go to the Shelton High School prom. Tate was banned from the prom for posting a message May 6 on the school building made with cut-out letters asking friend Sonali Rodrigues to be his date. Broetsky was also banned for his involvement. Photo: Autumn Driscoll -
Shelton High School Junior Chris Anastasia, one of the students that attempted to have a sit-in at the school in support of James Tate, addresses the media on Friday May 13, 2011.
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Shelton High School senior James Tate talks about prom outside his home Saturday, May 14, 2011. Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith announced Saturday that Tate will be allowed to go to the Shelton High School prom. The senior was banned from the prom for posting a message May 6 on the school building made with cut-out letters asking friend Sonali Rodrigues to be his date. Photo: Autumn Driscoll -
James Tate speaks to the media about his suspension from Shelton High School and the fame he has received since his story has spread, while at the family's home on Waverly Road in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011.
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Shelton High School senior James Tate talks about prom outside his home Saturday, May 14, 2011. Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith announced Saturday that Tate will be allowed to go to the Shelton High School prom. The senior was banned from the prom for posting a message May 6 on the school building made with cut-out letters asking friend Sonali Rodrigues to be his date. Photo: Autumn Driscoll -
School officials, including Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith, hastily walk away from the media after speaking to them about the suspension of student James Tate from Shelton High School in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011.
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Mike Dellolio, left, and Jimmy Castelot, show off their support for fellow student James Tate, after a press conference at Shelton High School in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011.
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A student shows a picture of the sign hung on the school wall by fellow student James Tate while at Shelton High School in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011.
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Students from the lacrosse team talk to the media outside Shelton High School in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011. The team members were on hand to show their support for fellow student James Tate, who was suspended for hanging a sign on the school walls asking a friend to the prom.
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James Tate speaks to the media about his suspension from Shelton High School and the fame he has received since his story has spread, while at the family's home on Waverly Road in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday May 12, 2011.
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Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith approaches media outside the school Friday, May 13, 2011 to respond to questions raised about a possible rally in response to her suspension of student James Tate earlier in the week.
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Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith tries to dispel any rumors of an attempted sit-in or possible rally at the school Friday, May 13, 2011 in response to her suspension of student James Tate earlier in the week.
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Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith tries to dispel any rumors of an attempted sit-in or possible rally at the school Friday, May 13, 2011 in response to her suspension of student James Tate earlier in the week.
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Shelton High School Headmaster Dr. Beth A. Smith tries to dispel any rumors of an attempted sit-in or possible rally at the school Friday, May 13, 2011 in response to her suspension of student James Tate earlier in the week.
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Shelton High School junior Mike Rivera leaves school early Friday, May 13, 2011 after attempting a sit-in at the high school in support of James Tate, the senior banned from prom for asking his date to the dance by posting a sign on school grounds.
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Reporters interview students as they weigh in on the James Tate prom situation outside Shelton High School Friday, May 13, 2011.
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Reporters interview students as they weigh in on the James Tate prom situation outside Shelton High School Friday, May 13, 2011.
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Reporters interview students as they weigh in on the James Tate prom situation outside Shelton High School Friday, May 13, 2011.
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Shelton High School Junior Chris Anastasia, one of the students that attempted to have a sit-in at the school in support of James Tate, addresses the media on Friday May 13, 2011.
Photo: Autumn Driscoll
