Monday, November 22, 2010

Montana Supreme Court Ruling Favors Student; Was Denied Valedictory Speech Containing "God"

The Christian Post website reports today that the Montana Supreme Court on November 19, 2010 ruled 6-1 in favor of a high school valedictorian who was barred from mentioning God or Christ in her graduation speech.

The school district in Yellowstone County violated Renee Griffith's constitutional rights to free speech, the high court ruled.

The decision reverses a lower court's ruling that the school district's practice of excluding expression of personal religious views in student speeches was a reasonable basis for its action against Griffith.

Griffith was pulled from delivering her valedictory speech for the class of 2008 at Butte High School, because she refused to omit references to "God" and "Christ" in her speech.

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