Actually I see it as a win win. The plan by the school board was to avoid a lawsuit, they succeeded by canceling the prom. She's now suing to force the school to hold the prom. She didn't want to go to school after they canceled the prom, even SHE knew she was responsible. Going to New Orleans would be fun for everybody and she could wear what she wants without breaking the school's rules.
Again, why the tux? Why even mention what she want's to do before the prom? If she didn't have any agenda, she just would have shown up at the prom with her date and let things fall where they may, but she wanted to create a problem and she succeeded.
She handled it very maturely. She knew the school's policy and was mature enough to inform administrators of her intentions to do a really crazy thing and live by the Constitution. Since she and her partner go to the same school I'm guessing the homophobes around them have been buzzing about what they would do on prom night.
If she and her partner kept quiet and just showed up at prom there would have been altercations that could have lead to bigger problems. If she had done that then your camp would be crying conspiracy and she planned to ruin prom night for everyone so no matter what she did, short of suicide or a quiet disappearance from existence, your camp would be crying foul.
The school's policy is anti-American so it would not be a Win/Win for a NOLA prom. The only possible win is if this school and all public schools wake up to the Constitutional coffee and realize their policies that contradict the very Freedoms kids are taught should be removed. Do you realize how heavily military recruiters focus on high school kids? Think about it....they entice young Americans to fight and possibly die for America on the basis America is one of the greatest nations in the world because of personal Freedom yet these ancient theological hacks want to impose islamic extremist type rules onto these very same young Americans.
And what the **** is up with bitching about her wanting to wear a tux? If that is the kind of place you want to live in then why be in America? Renounce your citizenship and move to Saudi Arabia where male/female dress codes have been streamlined. It would be paradise for you because you wouldn't have to worry about brave Americans, like this high school senior, encroaching on your extremist beliefs.