A California high school principal’s decision to abolish the titles of homecoming king and queen and replace them with the gender-neutral “homecoming royalty” label has left some parents feeling conflicted.
A Sept. 22 news post on the school’s website reads, “Come cheer on the Varsity Football team and see who is crowned as our Homecoming Royalty.” The school’s homecoming football game is Sept. 30.
Michael Halt, the principal of Estancia High School in Costa Mesa told a group of about 10 parents on Sept. 27 that he made the decision on his own to make the school more inclusive for non-binary students, according to two parents in attendance….