ðə ʃˈɛltən hˈaɪ skˈuːl hɛdmˈæstɚ bˈænd ɐ sˈiːnjɚ ænd tˈuː fɹˈɛndz fɹʌm ɐtˈɛndɪŋ ðə sˈiːnjɚ pɹˈɑːm bɪkˈʌz ðə stˈuːdənts hæd tˈeɪpt ɐ mˈɛsɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛlvˈɪntʃ hˈaɪ kˈɑːɹdboːɹd lˈɛɾɚz əbˌʌv ðə skˈuːlz ˈɛntɹəns ɪnvˈaɪɾɪŋ tˈeɪtz klˈæsmeɪt, soʊnˈɑːli ɹɑːdɹˈiːɡɛz, tə ɡˌoʊ tə ðə dˈæns wɪð hˌɪm.
The Shelton High School headmaster banned a senior and two friends from attending the senior prom because the students had taped a message of 12-inch high cardboard letters above the school's entrance inviting Tate's classmate, Sonali Rodrigues, to go to the dance with him.