Nation IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Ousted Principal Qualifies for Ballot

Hulond Humphries, the former Wedowee High School principal who allegedly tried to ban mixed-race couples from a 1994 prom, has qualified to run for school superintendent as a Democratic candidate. Records show Humphries and two other Democrats in contention for the top administrator’s job at Randolph County High School. No Republicans are running, so the election could be decided in the June 4 primary. Humphries was ousted as principal in August 1994 after months of racial turmoil, which began with his alleged threat to cancel the spring prom if interracial couples planned to attend.