Prom or Passover?

There is a dilemma for Jewish students who attend Lake Mary and Lyman high schools in Seminole County. Both schools scheduled their senior proms for April 12, the first night of Passover.

Noelle Rivers, parent of a Lake Mary student, said her daughter came home upset, saying she has to weigh going to prom or being home with the family for Passover.

Karin Barth, mother of a Lyman freshman, said “no student should have to choose between celebrating their faith and enjoying an important event like prom. Teenagers look forward to prom as a chance to have fun with their friends and share in the sam...