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CMV: The special ed kid at our school should be allowed to ask someone to prom

Brief backstory first.

So basically, the special ed kid came to school with a posterboard, and said that he was going to make a promposal sign for one of the popular girls at school. One student, who has often acted as kind of his shepard, took the posterboard from him and hid it so that he couldn't ask the girl to prom. I believe that she thought that she was acting in his best interests since it was almost certain that she would say no.

My friend and I thought this was wrong of her to do, since we believed that he should be allowed to ask who he wishes, so we took the posterboard and went to give it back to the kid. On the way to give it to him, we were stopped by the Pre-calculus teacher, who told us (very firmly) to put the posterboard back or she would call our mothers. I am unsure of whether she thought we were trying to be funny, or whether she knew the full situation. We returned the posterboard to its hiding place, but were rather upset about it.

So our belief is that this was wrong, because he should be allowed the same rights as other students. Sheltering him from every negative thing is counteractive to him becoming independent after high school, and will just do more damage in the long run.

However, I can also see the other point of view. The kid is very easily upset, and can become angry. This has been shown in the past when other girls have rejected his advances. He can also be somewhat creepy to girls, following them around and getting uncomfortably close.

So what do you guys think about this? Again, I am leaning toward the opinion that he should be allowed to ask the girl, but I would be interested in hearing arguments for either side.

**Edit: I got a lot of really wonderful, thought-provoking responses, and thank you to all of you! There have been some recent developments, but I am not 100% sure of anything so I will update and respond tomorrow when I have all the details.**
gpt
I was with you until you started saying how he gas gotten upset (obviously so much so that it is a known thing) and that he's made girls uncomfortable in such a way that that too is a known thing.

It sounds to me like the person who took the poster away *was* treating them like anyone else with that history with no regard for his "special needs", whatever they may be.

Lastly, is it possible that the person who took the poster away knows for a fact that the person who would be asked would say no? (Or want to say no, but worse would say yes out of pity and public humility by turning down a disabled kid?)

In that way, the special need's kid vitriol would be pointed at the person who took the sign away, and not the innocent girl who just didn't want to go to Prom with him.