The San Luis Obispo Tribune has published my latest column on school administrators and their unthinking adherence to "the rules."

The long and short of it: When this kid wants to go to prom, you find a way to make it happen.

The community has rallied to put on a special prom for Jared Springer, and he also got an invite to the San Luis Obispo High School prom, where administrators weren't looking for a way to bar him.