This Is What Homeschool Prom Looks Like (HBO)
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6:39Now PlayingOver the last 20 years the number of homeschoolers in the United States has doubled and accounts for 3.4 percent of all K-12 students. That’s why local community events like The Huntsville Homeschool Prom have popped up across the country, offering kids educated outside the public system this quintessential coming-of-age experience.
Many homeschool proms are put on by homeschooling organizations rooted in conservative religious values, and the events they produce feature strict dress codes and restrictions on secular or non-homeschooled guests. A few even have rules barring same sex couples.
Faith is a big part of life in the communities that put on the Huntsville Homeschool Prom. But this dance, put on by Timeless Homeschool Events, welcomes all homeschool kids and their friends, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The prom also has a minimal dress code that leaves what is appropriate to the discretion of students and their parents.
VICE News spent prom night with some of Alabama's homeschooled students as they took part in their version of the iconic tradition.
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