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Prom can be a platform for social change, good deeds

This March 28, 2015 photo provided by Kathty Lovetere shows Kaitlin McCarthy and Matty Marcone, students at Canton High School in Canton, Mass., at the schools junior prom. Kaitlin invited Matty, who has special needs, to be her date and they were crowned prom king and queen. Prom culture has changed so that some teens are now using the big night as a platform for social change and as an opportunity to be inclusive rather than exclusive. - photo by Associated Press

wprom — This March 28, 2015 photo provided by Kathty Lovetere shows Kaitlin McCarthy and Matty Marcone, students at Canton High School in Canton, Mass., at the schools junior prom. Kaitlin invited Matty, who has special needs, to be her date and they were crowned prom king and queen. Prom culture has changed so that some teens are now using the big night as a platform for social change and as an opportunity to be inclusive rather than exclusive. - photo by Associated Press

NEW YORK — Proms have traditionally been a night of glamour and romance, complete with backstage drama over dates and dresses. But prom culture is changing. Some teens now see prom as an opportunity to be inclusive rather than exclusive.

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