A lesbian couple has reportedly been refused the chance to be crowned their Colorado high school's prom junior princesses, despite having received a majority of the votes in a landslide win.

Now some students at Niwot High School in Boulder County are upset as they claim a teacher in charge of the prom committee has objected to letting the two girls win because it is 'not traditional.'

'[The teacher] said that it was untraditional,' sophomore student Zander Born, who is on the school's student council, told KDVR.

'It was untraditional for a lesbian couple to be the prom junior princess and prince.'

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A lesbian couple at Niwot HIgh School (pictured) in Colorado has reportedly been refused the chance to be crowned their school's prom junior princesses, despite having received a majority of the votes

Now some students at the school are upset as they claim a teacher in charge of the prom committee has objected to letting the two girls win because it is 'not traditional'

Born noted that at his school 'it's not a big deal to be gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual' and that it has a large LGBTQ community, according to the station.

Each year, a prom junior prince and princess are crowned and the winners are determined by a write-in ballot, according to students.

But this year, the students claim the teacher in charge of the prom committee objected because a male and female student are usually crowned, according to KDVR.

A St Vrain Valley School District released a statement saying in part that 'school leadership consulted with the students, empowered them and supported their decision moving forward,' the station reported.

'[The teacher] said that it was untraditional. It was untraditional for a lesbian couple to be the prom junior princess and prince,' sophomore student Zander Born, (picured) who is on the school's student council

'Out of respect for student privacy, we cannot comment further on the specifics of this matter,' executive director for communications for the district, Damon Brown, said in the statement.

Born told KDVR that after the district was questioned, the next day the teacher in charge of the committee said the school might reconsider how it chooses prom royalty and its voting process.

'I think given more time, they definitely would have made the right decision. But it was definitely rash and I don't think they were really prepared for it at all,' Born told KDVR.

However, it remains unclear if the girls, who classmates described as popular students who love each other, will be crowned prom junior princesses.